Col. Robert L. Johnson
Public Affairs Officer
Connecticut Wing
CONNECTICUT – Col. Cassandra Huchko has been appointed commander of the Connecticut Wing, becoming the third female to achieve the post.
Huchko was promoted to full colonel from lieutenant colonel and assumed command of the wing Feb. 21 during a formal ceremony presided over by fellow Civil Air Patrol dignitaries, including Col. Christopher Hayden, Northeast Region commander, and a number of past Connecticut Wing commanders.
More than 100 Connecticut Wing senior members and cadets, as well as State Rep. Elizabeth A. Boukus and local officials, were present. The ceremony was held at the Robertson Airport in Plainville.
"This wing is, and will be, all about teamwork,” Huchko told her audience. “The wing staff is not going to be my staff; it’s your staff.”
Over two decades, Huchko has successfully performed the responsibilities of squadron officer, squadron commander, wing administrative officer, director of administration and personnel and, most recently, wing chief of staff.
