
Cadet Programs
Just a quick reminder!
Encampment will be in the
great state of colorado this year.
the dates are 16-23 june
2007
for more information goto www.coloradowingcap.org/encampment2007.html
Montana Cadets Win Award At Regional
Competition
By: 1st Lt. Al Nash, Wing Public Affairs
(missoula,
mt) Five cadets from the Missoula Composite Squadron were honored at a
regional U.S. Civil Air Patrol color guard and drill team competition held
recently in Wyoming.
The cadets from the Missoula composite squadron
represented the Montana Wing at the Rockey Mountain Regional Color Guard and
Drill Team competition, which was held at F.E. Warren Air Force base at Cheyanne
Wyoming on Friday and Saturday, APril 27-28. They competed against cadets
from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho.
The Cadets competed in head
to head quiz bowl competition, and a written exam to test their aerospace
knowledge. They also had to demonstrate their physical fitness, pass
inspection, and were judged by senior CAP officers and members of the F.E.
Warren Air Force Base Honor Guard in both indoor and outdoor drills.
At
the Saturday evening awards banquet, the Montana cadets were presented with the
Team Spirit trophy by Rocky Mountain Region Commander Col. Russell Chazell, in
recognition of their friendly, upbeat nature and the competitive spirit they
demonstrated during the weekend competition.
The members of the color
guard team are Cadet Technical Seargent Christopher Brault, Cadet Staff Seargent
Bentley Alsup, Cadet Airman First Class Daniel Belanger, Cadet Airman Nicholas
McKinney, and Cadet Airman Sierra Beans.
Accompanying the cadets on this
trip were Kay Ebelt, the commander of the Missoula Composite Squadron and 2nd
Lt. Powell, Deputy Commander of Cadets. Also on support for cadets were
Lt. Col Pete Graf, wing vice commadner, Col Martin Borque of Bozeman, a past
wing commander, and 1st lt Al Nash, wing public affairs officer.
The
250 officers and cadets of the Montana Wing of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol perform
search and rescue, homeland security, disaster relief, and counter drug missions
at the request of goverment or law enforcement agencies.
My sincere
congrats to all these award winning cadets!
Mike Avery, Capt.
CAP