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Contact: Edie Smith, Spokesperson Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 284 State Street 41 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333

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February 3, 2012

NEW GAME WARDEN PILOT SELECTED - Maine Warden Service

Augusta, Maine - The Maine Warden Service is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Game Warden Pilot for the Eagle Lake patrol. Alex Candlin Barry, a Maine native from Old Town, was selected to fill a vacancy left after the premature death of Warden Pilot Daryl R. Gordon

Warden Pilot Alex Candlin Barry

Barry was born in Bangor and spent his youth in Yarmouth. After high school, he attended the University of Maine, Orono and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry. In 2003, he joined the Maine Air National Guard and attended Air Force pilot training at Laughlin Texas. From Laughlin he attended KC-135 tanker training at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. He has been a full time Aircraft Commander in KC-135 tankers stationed from Bangor since April 2005. Alex gained civilian flight experience with a family owned Cessna 180 and 185. He is an avid outdoors person that enjoys snowmobiles, hunting, fishing, and his canoe and kayak. Barry states that “I am very excited to have this position and I am looking forward to getting out and working with department employees.”  

The selection process for warden pilot is very intense and identical to that of a game warden. In addition, an applicant must possess a commercial pilot’s license and have prior experience in the operation of aircraft in “bush” type conditions. Nineteen pilots from across the country applied for this position.

Chief Pilot Charles Later states that “Alex worked his way through the hiring process which consisted, among other requirements, of two interviews. One before a panel made up of Warden Service and State Police supervisors, a Warden Service Colonel’s interview, an extensive background investigation, and the standard Game Warden physical agility requirements. I am very pleased that we were able to bring Alex aboard. His flight experience in the same type of Cessna’s that we operate all four seasons across the State of Maine is crucial to the position. As an Aircraft Commander for the Maine Air Guard, he has demonstrated the ability to make critical decisions that not only affect the safety of a multi-million dollar aircraft, but more importantly that of his crew.”

Barry is currently working with Chief Pilot Later out of the Greenville Air Base to become familiar with Warden Service air operations. He will be assuming the Eagle Lake Patrol during the second week of February. At that point, he will be busy with flights consisting of routine patrol, deer yard surveys, search and rescue, as well as spring fish stocking. In June, Alex will attend the Warden Service Advanced Academy. Beginning in August, he will be at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy where he will graduate as a full time law enforcement officer.

Please direct media related calls to Corporal John MacDonald by calling Maine State Police dispatch in Gray at 207-657-3030 or by email at john.macdonald@maine.gov

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