Hawk Mountain Ranger School (HMRS) is a Search and Rescue school operated by the Pennsylvania Wing (see Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol ) of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). The school, located in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, is a National Cadet Special Activity operated by Pennsylvania Wing; it is the only NCSA not operated by National Headquarters CAP (CAPNHQ).
On September 11, 2004, the school was rededicated as the 'Colonel Phillip Neuweiler Ranger Training Facility' in honor of its founder, Colonel Phillip Neuweiler.
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