National Blue Beret cadets assisting with massive air show

WISCONSIN – More than 130 cadets participating in Civil Air Patrol’s National Blue Beret are providing assistance through Aug. 2 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in at Oshkosh, Wis. – one of the world’s top air shows.

For 134 cadets 16 and older from 41 of CAP's 52 wings, along with selected senior members, National Blue Beret offers the chance to work at one of the largest and most prestigious air shows in the world, which annually draws more than 500,000 people and includes more than 10,000 aircraft.

“National Blue Beret is a cadet experience like no other,” said Col. Regena Aye, the activity director. “Blue Beret allows cadets to hone their emergency services skills, to take advantage of some amazing aerospace education opportunities and to improve their leadership skills.”

Each participant works several areas of the air show, including the flight line and exhibits, learning techniques of aircraft marshaling and electronic direction-finding. Cadets are encouraged to take advantage of once-in-a-lifetime events that often occur during the event, such as opportunities to meet legendary aviators, celebrities and aviation professionals and to both vintage and sophisticated aircraft in flight.


Cadet roster

Alabama Wing

• Maxwell Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. David A. Carriker.   
• 117th ANG Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Travis E. Dykes. 

Alaska Wing

• Juneau Southeast Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Chatham D. Holt. 

Arizona Wing

• Willie Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Daniel R. Haasch. 

Arkansas Wing

• 42nd Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Crystal M. Pitts. 
• 115th Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Dakota Swearengin.

California Wing

• Sierra Composite Squadron 72  Cadet 1st Lt. Alexander James Lewallen. 
• Santa Barbara Composite Squadron 131  Cadet Maj. Ehren T. Rauch. 

Colorado Wing

• Air Academy Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lts. Kylene Eagle. Trevor J. Ellis and Deanna Harmon.
• Boulder Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Lucas S. Hayas.
• Colorado Springs Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Paul E. Childress Jr.. Cadet 1st Lt. Kory L.E. Zablocki and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Dakota Panco.
• Mustang Cadet Squadron – Cadet Tech Sgt. Nolan D. Gray.
• San Juan Composite Squadron – Cadet Staff Sgt. Daniel E. Hopper. 
• Thompson Valley Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Kyle J. Dietz.

Connecticut Wing

• 103rd Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Matthew T. Winot. 

Delaware Wing

• Dover Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Branden L. Tisdell.

Florida Wing

• Coral Springs Cadet Squadron – Cadet Maj. Casey A. Martin.
• Gainesville Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Daniel Cook.
• Lee County Cadet Squadron – Cadet Majs. Jayson Beck and Theresa Quintana. 
• Naples Cadet Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Keirnan Osborne and Cadet 2nd Lt. Dylan James Binner.
• North Palm Beach County Cadet Squadron – Cadet Master Sgt. Daniel Dooley.
• Oakhurst Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Justin S. Niquette
• Tallahassee Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Bowersox.
• Wesley Chapel Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Alec S. Lampasona. 
• Weston Cadet Squadron – Cadet Master Sgt. Chris P. Smith.

Georgia Wing

• Augusta Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Katelyn Montgomery. 
• Cobb County Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Galen Maret.
• Griffin Cadet Squadron – Cadet Col. Ryan T. O’Connor and Cadet 1st Lt. Janet McCartney.

Hawaii Wing

• Kona Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Jonathan T. Lomberg. 

Illinois Wing

• Chicago Midway Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Robert J. Wlosek. 
• Lewis Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Michael J. Dorencz.
• Fox Valley Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lts. Steven Benson and Martin V. Perez. 
• Rockford Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Christian W. Ponall.
• 7-6 Air Cavalry Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Evan Z. Phillips.

Indiana Wing

• Valparaiso Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Alistair C. Dowds. 

Iowa Wing

• Davenport Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Zachary Melvin and Cadet Staff Sgt. Lucas Kakert.
• East Iowa Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Thomas Glavan. 

Kansas Wing

• Wing Headquarters– Cadet Maj. Priscilla Temaat.
• Micky Axton Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Brendan K. Finley.
• 77th Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Marah Carney.

Kentucky Wing

• Campbell County Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Cory M. Baume.
• Kyant Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Parker J. Hovis.

Maryland Wing

• Fort McHenry Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Zachary McManus.

Massachusetts Wing

• Hanscom Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Joseph D. Sievers. 

Michigan Wing

• Battle Creek Cadet Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Brendan M. Pheley.
• Hudsonville Metro Cadet Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Matthew P. Schneider.
• Lakeshore 119 Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Gordan Kovacevic.
• Scott M. Burgess Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Airman Jacob Brandon.
• Thunderbolt Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. John M. Martian.

Minnesota Wing

• Anoka County Composite Squad Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Steven Zingsheim.
• North Hennepin Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. David Chanski.
• 119th ANG Cadet Squadron-Hawley. Minn.  Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Curtis M. Oberg.
• Viking Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lts. Brett Bonine and William Schrammen.

Mississippi Wing

• Maj.James McKinnie Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Daniel L. Robinson. 

Missouri Wing

• Col. Travis Hoover Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Kyle Adams. 
• St. Charles Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. David Adam Daubach. 
• Saline County Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Brandon Bingaman.

  
Montana Wing

• Beartooth Composite Squadron – Cadet Staff Sgt. Philip Raymond Schmidt. 

National Capital Wing

• Mount Vernon Composite Squadron-= Cadet 2nd Lt. Jonathan Fry.

 
Nevada Wing

• Nellis Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Ariya Le.
• 70th Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Nicholas A. Carter. 

New Hampshire Wing

• Greater Nashua Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Erik C. VanDenBerghe. 
• Hawk Composite Squadron . Cadet 2nd Lt. Mark H. Chapman. 

New Jersey Wing

• Curtiss-Wright Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Joshua Dworkin.
• Jack Schweiker Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Peter F. Sanchez.
• Bayshore Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Blaise G. Hode.

New Mexico Wing

• Socorro Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgts. Alexander Cases and Sgt. Hanson Oxford.
•  T-Bird Composite Squadron 4 Cadet 2nd Lt. Nathanial Way and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Austin H. Brown.

New York Wing

• Jamestown Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. William C. Rogers Jr. 

North Carolina Wing

• Asheville Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Joseph L. Houston. 
• South Charlotte Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Sierra W. Larson Cadet 2nd Lts. Nathan Wuerffel and Mitchell L. Wyse.
• Winston Salem Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Timothy J. Johnson.

Ohio Wing

• Findlay Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Christopher A. Credit.  
• Frank H. Kettlewood Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Jonathan W. Elliott. 

Oklahoma Wing

• Grove Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. James G. Roberts and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Levi A. Proctor.
• Oklahoma City Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Joseph N. Fellin. 
• Starbase Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Mason Green.

Pennsylvania Wing

• Bangor Slate Belt Composite Squadron 807  Cadet 2nd Lt. Liam Morrissey.
• Doylestown Composite Squadron 907  Cadet 1st Lt. George Hunter Kinsey.
• Golden Triangle Composite Squadron 603 Cadet Tech Sgt. Alexander Boy.
• Mount Pocono Composite Squadron 207  Cadet 2nd Lt. Audrey J. Crismon.
• Morgantown Composite Squadron-Masontown. W.Va.  Cadet Capt. Blaise Loughman.
• Nittany Composite Squadron 338  Cadet 2nd Lt. John T. Knisely.
• Willow Grove JRB Squadron 902  Cadet Master Sgt. Isaac McDermott.

Puerto Rico Wing

• Catono Cadet Squadron – Cadet Lt. Col. Liezbeth Roman.
• Dr. Cesareo Rose-Nieves Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Angel R. Valle.
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South Carolina Wing

• Murrells Inlet Cadet Squadron -- Cadet 2nd Lt. Brandon Benjamin
• Lexington Composite Squadron – Cadet Maj. Ty Button, Cadet 2nd Lt. Kelsey Camacho and Cadet Staff Sgt. Antonio Passerini.
• Myrtle Beach Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. John L. Mol.

South Dakota Wing

• Lewis & Clark Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin S. Jared.
• Sioux Falls Composite Squadron  Cadet 1st Lt. Kendra May Lauer.

Tennessee Wing

• St. Edwards Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Matthew A. Branch.
• Williamson County Cadet Squadron – Cadet Maj. Timothy Wier.

Texas Wing

• Apollo Composite Squadron – Cadet Master Sgt. Thomas Gladwin.
• Dallas Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Collin Cathcart.
• Ellington Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Danielle Booker.
• Frisco Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Eric M. Womboldt.
• Lakeshore Squadron – Cadet Capts. Addison T. Jaynes and  Nicholas J. Schroder.
• Lubbock Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Cameron A. Varner.
• Nighthawk Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Cody D. McComber.
• Thunderbird Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. James C. Shawn.
• Tyler Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. James H. Schulgen.

Vermont Wing

• Rutland Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Brennan Kidder.

Virginia Wing

• Newport News Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Jared L. Mast and Cadet 2nd Lt. Holland Bankston.
• Prince William Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lts. Krista Harbold and Cadet 2nd Lt. Nicholas R. Howe and Cadet Staff Sgts. Paige Carlson and Matthew Munson.

West Virginia Wing

• Greenbrier Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Reed Moran.

Wisconsin Wing

• 461st Wisconsin Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. Stuart Karas and 2nd Lt. Timothy Brath.
• Fox Cities Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. David A. Elm. Fond Du Lac. Wis. 
• Kenosha Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Nathan E. Filippelli and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Samuel C. Filippelli.
• Waukesha Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Caleb Hendryx.