NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS – Fifty-seven cadets from 33 Civil Air Patrol wings and their 16 adult escorts will help foster global goodwill July 14-Aug. 1 as they participate in the International Air Cadet Exchange, an annual networking event for aviation-minded young people from across the globe.
“Through this exchange, Civil Air Patrol cadets greatly expand their horizons,” said Lt. Col. Beverly L. Scoggins, CAP’s IACE director. “Our cadets experience different cultures in a unique way that most young people can only dream of.”
IACE gives the CAP cadets and their escorts an opportunity to serve as ambassadors by visiting one of up to 20 participating countries and promoting international friendship and understanding through a common focus on aviation. This year, the cadets will visit one of 13 nations – Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
CAP members also host 68 international teens visiting the U.S., participating in aviation-related activities alongside them.
“This is an opportunity of a lifetime for everyone involved,” said Scoggins, who has been abroad twice – to Norway and Singapore – as a cadet escort. She also has attended IACE planning conferences in Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Turkey in her role as CAP’s IACE director.
“The IACE experience is incredible,” Scoggins said. “The cadets and their escorts see the host countries not like tourists, but as members of the local community. Many stay with host families, and they make lifelong friendships.”
In the U.S., in addition to three days in Washington, D.C., next week, the international teens will spend 10 days in a host CAP wing – this year, Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
IACE is conducted by the International Air Cadet Exchange Association, a league of 20 air cadet organizations that involves more than 500 young people worldwide. CAP has sponsored cadet participation in the program since 1948.
IACE is one of 30 National Cadet Special Activities being sponsored by CAP across the nation this summer. These activities allow cadets to hone their skills in a variety of areas – including search and rescue, flight and emergency services, science, leadership fundamentals, citizenship and military courtesies – and to explore aerospace technology and aviation careers. In 2011, more than 1,000 youth participated in CAP-sponsored summer activities.B
Below is a roster of the pariticpating CAP cadets and their escorts, as well as the nation each will visit.
Cadets
Alabama Wing
Chilton County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Jonathan R. Ernest – Canada
Arizona Wing
Yuma Composite Squadron 508
- Cadet Lt. Col. Jacquelyn M. Taylor – United Kingdom
California Wing
Butte County Composite Squadron 95
- Cadet Maj. Nathan R. Beck – Canada
Skyhawk Composite Squadron 47
- Cadet Col. Michael Chung – Israel
Voyager Composite Squadron 120
- Cadet Maj. Zack M. Lynch – United Kingdom
East Bay Cadet Squadron 18
- Cadet Lt. Col. Kenneth W. Sturgill– Belgium
Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85
- Cadet Maj. Trenton J. Bromenschenkel – Czech Republic
Colorado Wing
Colorado Springs Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Grant E. Merrill – Hong Kong
Connecticut Wing
Stratford Eagles Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Andrew J. Collins – Canada
Thames River Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Brendan A Flynn – Australia
399th Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. James J. Bilko – Israel
Delaware Wing
Delaware Air National Guard Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Nicholas DeLissio – Canada
Florida Wing
Tallahassee Composite Squadron Cadet
- Lt. Col. Kendra May Lauer – United Kingdom
Wesley Chapel Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Col. Alec S. Lampasona – Turkey
Georgia Wing
Gwinnett Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Michael T. Karsten – Canada
Illinois Wing
McHenry County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Ross T. Kohler – United Kingdom
Indiana Wing
Bakalor Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Jarrett L. McGinness – South Korea
Rivercity Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Sierra D. Parsons – Turkey
Iowa Wing
Dubuque Composite Squadron 43
- Cadet Maj. Jacob K. Napp – United Kingdom
Maryland Wing
Bowie Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. John H. Brennan – Germany
St. Marys Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Robert J. Lewis – Canada
Calvert Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Col. Jason O. LaPre – Japan
- Cadet Col. Robbert J. Olson – Singapore
Minnesota Wing
Anoka County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Matthew H. Frame – Australia
North Hennepin Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. David C. Chanski – United Kingdom
Viking Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Lydia I. Wiff – Australia
Mississippi Wing
DeSoto Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Arlann A. Robinson – Singapore
Missouri Wing
Springfield Regional Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Joshua Carr – Czech Republic
National Capital Wing
Mount Vernon Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. William B. Vician – Turkey
Nebraska Wing
Gen. Curtis LeMay Offutt Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Katherine E. Waite – Australia
New Hampshire Wing
Greater Nashua Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Ryan M. Sullivan – Czech Republic
New Mexico Wing
Rio Rancho Falcon Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Matthew J. Trawinski – Canada
New York Wing
Leroy R. Grumman Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Patrick J. Argento – Canada
North Carolina Wing
Asheville Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Katherine E. Moore – Canada
Ohio Wing
Youngstown ARS Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Erin R. Fetters – Canada
Oregon Wing
Columbia Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. David M. Owings – Israel
Pennsylvania Wing
Capital City Composite Squadron 302
- Cadet Lt. Col. Alan W. Leach – United Kingdom
Puerto Rico Wing
Anasco High School Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Jose M. Acevedo – Netherlands
South Carolina Wing
Anderson Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Zachary W. Flathmann – United Kingdom
Tennessee Wing
Kingsport Composite Squadron
- Cadet Gabriel A. Sanchez-Vinas – Canada
Lewis County Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Timothy C. Brinegar – Australia
Texas Wing
Addison Eagles Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. James A. Gulliksen – Canada
George H. W. Bush Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Danielle Lamphear – New Zealand
Lakeshore Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Lincoln Andre – Canada
Pegasus Composite Squadron
- Cadet Col. Forest E. Allen – Hong Kong
South Fort Worth Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Ty J. Gunnlaugsson ¬– Czech Republic
Spindletop Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Juliana M. Leano – Australia
Thunderbolt Flight
- Cadet Col. Blake Orth – Canada
Utah Wing
Cache Valley Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Kelsi M. Christensen – New Zealand
- Cadet Capt. Holden Hardcastle – Belgium
Vermont Wing
Rutland Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Brennan W. Kidder – Hong Kong
Virginia Wing
Burke Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Madeleine E. G. Dillon – Turkey
Prince William Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Jason R. Bailey– Netherlands
Roanoke Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Jonathan E. Hendry – Canada
Winchester Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Ulric E. Groves – Hong Kong
Washington Wing
Overlake Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Evan A. Prior – Japan
Wisconsin Wing
LaCrosse Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Michael P. Ebert – Canada
Escorts
Pacific Coast Region
Region Headquarters
- Lt. Col. Elizabeth J. Blackey, director of administration – Israel
- Lt. Col. Harold Scoggins, deputy chief of staff for professional development – United Kingdom
California Wing
Shasta Composite Squadron 126
- Maj. Stephen L. Oppenheim, commander – Belgium
Colorado Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Lt. Col. Jose J. Hernandez, testing officer – South Korea
Pikes Peak Senior Squadron
- Lt. Col. John W. Erickson Jr., character development officer –Hong Kong
Thompson Valley Composite Squadron
- Capt. Elizabeth Caldwell, character development instructor – New Zealand
Connecticut Wing
Stratford Eagles Composite Squadron
- Lt. Col. David Benjamin Oestreicher, commander – Czech Republic
Florida Wing
Hernando County Composite Squadron
- Lt. Col. Pedro A. Torres, homeland security officer – Canada
New York Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Lt. Col. Patrick J. Magee, director of finance – Canada
Pennsylvania Wing
Reading Composite Squadron 811
- Maj. Maria Kantner, commander – Australia
Puerto Rico Wing
Isla Grande Senior Squadron
- Lt. Col. Juan A. Rodriguez III, assistant professional development officer – Turkey
Texas Wing
San Angelo Composite Squadron
- Maj. Jonathan M. Swinarski, deputy commander for cadets – Germany
Virginia Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Maj. James S. Keohane – Netherlands
Washington Wing
Green River Composite Squadron
- Lt. Col. Laurie A. Watson – Singapore
Tri-Cities Composite Squadron
- Maj. Deborah S. Kawaguchi, character development officer – United Kingdom
Wisconsin Wing
Fox Cities Composite Squadron
- Maj. Robert P. Koehler, emergency services training officer – Japan
