NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS– Sixty-two Civil Air Patrol cadets from 31 wings and their escorts are helping foster international goodwill through Aug. 4 as they participate in the International Air Cadet Exchange.
IACE gives the cadets and the 17 senior members escorting them an opportunity to serve as ambassadors by visiting participating countries and promoting international friendship and understanding through a common focus on aviation.
Cadets are selected to visit one of the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey or the United Kingdom.
CAP members also host 78 international teens visiting the U.S., participating in aviation-related activities alongside them.
“The exchange is an opportunity of a lifetime for everyone involved,” said Lt. Col. Beverly L. Scoggins, director of the activity, who has been abroad twice – to Norway and Singapore -- as an escort cadet.
“The cadets will see the host countries not like a tourist but as a member of the local community,” said Scoggins, assistant director of plans and programs for the Pacific Region. “Many will stay with host families.”
In the U.S. in addition to three days in Washington, D.C., the international teens will spend 10 days in a host wing -- California, Colorado and Wyoming, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Tennessee or Texas.
IACE is conducted by the International Air Cadet Exchange Association, a league of 19 air cadet organizations. CAP has sponsored cadet participation in the program since 1948.
Cadets
Arizona Wing
- Luke Cadet Squadron 356 – Cadet Lt. Col. Jonathan M. Yang Cadet and Maj. Corey R. Fields.
- Prescott Composite Squadron 206 – Cadet Col. Matthew A. Bricker.
Colorado Wing
- Broomfield Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Stephanie M. Lemelin.
- Valkyrie Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Joseph Arora.
Connecticut Wing
- 186th Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Adam L. Trujillo.
- 399th Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Ryan K. Chapman.
- Delaware Wing
- New Castle Cadet Squadron – Cadet Col. Y. Clement Ng.
Florida Wing
- Charlotte County Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Tom J. McMahon.
- Pembroke Pines Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Christopher P. Pannier.
Georgia Wing
- Central Fellowship Christian Academy Cadet Squadron – Cadet Maj. Nathan R. Runck.
- Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Aaron J. Pendleton.
Hawaii Wing
- 66th Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Samuel F. Ramil.
Illinois Wing
- McHenry County Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Ethan W. Peterman.
Indiana Wing
- Harrison Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Bonnie C. Wilshire.
Iowa Wing
- Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Amanda Veen.
Louisiana Wing
- Barksdale Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Barry M. James.
- Pontchartrain Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Jonathan J. Balint.
Maryland Wing
- Frederick Composite Squadron – Cadet Col. Anna B. Bladey and Cadet Capt. Kathleen P. Crockett.
- Harford Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Elizabeth R. Roberts.
- Howard Composite Squadron – Cadet Col. Alice W. Chan.
- St. Marys Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Eashan D. Samak.
Michigan Wing
- Composite Squadron Livonia Thunderbolt Cadet Squadron – Cadet Col. Bermadette B. Bacero.
Mississippi Wing
- G.V. Montgomery Composite Squadron – Cadet Col. Joshua David Hester.
Missouri Wing
- Fort Leonard Wood Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Anamaria D. Gaitan.
Nebraska Wing
- Gen. Curtis LeMay Offutt Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Daniel T. Deever.
Nevada Wing
- Nellis Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Nicole J. Crisp.
New Hampshire Wing
- Concord Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Max S. Haas.
- Seacoast Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Alecia I. Hagman.
New Jersey Wing
- Headquarters – Cadet Lt. Col. Zachary King.
- Bayshore Composite Squadron – Cadet Capts. David A. Resnick and Philip D. Savitsky.
- Twin Pine Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Joshua M. Williams.
New Mexico Wing
- Eagle Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Dustin T. Wittman.
- T-Bird Composite Squadron 4 – Cadet Lt. Col. Daniel R. Bracken.
New York Wing
- Canandaigua Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Caitlin I. Sippel.
- Syracuse Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Frederick M. Koennecke III.
- Utica Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Bethany J. Hewett.
- Ulster County Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Mark C. Teubl.
- Williamson Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Caleb M. Irwin.
North Carolina Wing
- Apex Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Joshua Gordon Cuany.
Oklahoma Wing
- Flying Castle Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Jacob Landon.
Pennsylvania Wing
- Capital City Composite Squadron 302 – Cadet Capt. Jordan E. Watson.
- Reading Composite Squadron 811 – Cadet Lt. Col. Lauren E. Hartman.
Puerto Rico Wing
- Dr. Cesareo Rosa-Nieves Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Jean Pena.
- Muniz Air National Guard Base Cadet Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Pamela Blanco.
South Carolina Wing
- Spartanburg Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Brian C. O’Dell and Cadet Capts. Austin M. Bryant and Sarah Sill.
Tennessee Wing
- Lewis County Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Samantha May Brinegar.
- Rhea County Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Daniel T. Fry.
- St. Edwards Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Michael Pabon-Vega.
- Tullahoma Composite Squadron – Cadet Col. Marcus More.
Texas Wing
- Addison Eagles Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Parth S. Patel.
- Lackland Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Gus M. Rojas and Cadet Maj. Colleen Rojas.
- Plano Mustang Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Jose A. Machuca.
- Shoemaker Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Joshua L. Pravel.
Vermont Wing
- Capital Composite Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Devin J. Holland.
West Virginia Wing
- Martinsburg Composite Squadron – Cadet Col. David F. Hill IV.
Wisconsin Wing
- Stevens Point Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Steven M. Lang.
Escorts
Arizona Wing
- Falcon Composite Squadron 305 – Maj. Keith A. Pierson.
California Wing
- Headquarters – Col. Kenneth W. Parris.
Florida Wing
- Group 6 Headquarters – Lt. Col. Antonio Barroso.
- Eglin Composite Squadron – Capt. Justin R. McElvaney.
Georgia Wing
- Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Squadron – Lt. Col. David L. Austin.
Louisiana Wing
- Barksdale Composite Squadron – Maj. Jason S. Smith.
Maryland Wing
- Carroll Composite Squadron – Maj. Brenda A. Reed.
Massachusetts Wing
- Composite Squadron – Lynne S. Putney.
Montana Wing
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Composite Squadron – Maj. Andrew James Treiman.
Nebraska Wing
- Gen. Curtis LeMay Offutt Composite Squadron – Jason P. Johnsen.
Pacific Coast Region
- Headquarters – Lt. Cols. Christine O. Lee and Edward F. Lee.
Puerto Rico Wing
- Headquarters – Lt. Col. Luis A. Cubano.
Texas Wing
- Headquarters – Lt. Col. Brooks A. Cima
- Sheldon Cadet Composite Squadron – Capt. Raymond L. Hicks III.
Virginia Wing
- Cable Composite Squadron 25 – Maj. Robert C. Bitting.
Wyoming Wing
- Cody Cadet Squadron – Lt. Col. Michael Carlson.
