NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS – Cadets and officers attending Civil Air Patrol’s National Blue Beret Encampment will again participate in one of the largest and most prestigious aerospace education learning environments in the world during AirVenture 2012, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual convention at Oshkosh, Wis., being held Tuesday through July 30.
One of 30 National Cadet Special Activities provided each summer by CAP, Blue Beret gives participants an opportunity to see AirVenture up close while providing critical support for the premier aviation event and air show, which annually draws more than 500,000 people and includes more than 10,000 aircraft.
This year, 135 cadets and from 42 wings will join 44 officers in Oshkosh for Blue Beret, providing emergency services and other assistance for AirVenture.
“Blue Beret is a cadet activity that is second to none,” said Lt. Col. James Peace, the activity’s director. “Blue Beret allows CAP cadets to hone their emergency services capabilities while also developing their leadership skills. At the same time, the cadets enjoy the aerospace education experience of a lifetime.”
Each participant works several areas of AirVenture, including staffing the flight line and exhibits and learning techniques of aircraft marshaling and electronic direction finding.
Cadets will be encouraged to take advantage of events that often occur during AirVenture, such as the opportunity to meet legendary aviators, celebrities and aviation professionals. Past AirVenture guests have included aircraft designer Burt Rutan, air show performer Patty Wagstaff and Air Force pilots like Bob Hoover and Chuck Yeager, as well as Medal of Honor recipients and American astronauts.
The cadets also get to witness the flight of vintage, current and experimental and prototype aircraft.
The participants:
Cadets
Arizona Wing
East Tucson Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Isaac Y. Marble
Luke Cadet Squadron 356
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Alex M. Fields
Paradise Valley Cadet Squadron 310
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Alec Z. Felmlee
Arkansas Wing
83rd Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Montana T. Sims
California Wing
Brackett Composite Squadron 64
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Michael G. Hillman
Santa Barbara Composite Squadron 131
- Cadet Maj. Ehren T. Rauch
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel J. Rauch
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Andrew L. Teel
Vandenberg Composite Squadron 101
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Katie A. Bateman
West Bay Composite Squadron 192
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Mark A. Gruschka
Colorado Wing
Thompson Valley Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Caleb B. Jhones
Parker Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Chase A. Peters
Valkyrie Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Bryan A. Fisher
Connecticut Wing
Royal Charter Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Erica Steinson
Delaware Wing
Delaware Air National Guard Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Scotty L. Mangum Jr.
Florida Wing
Boca Raton Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Johann A. Douglass
Charlotte County Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Karl Y. Hachmann
Marion County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Caleb R. Adair
Patrick Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Ryan Farrington
Stuart Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Abigail Hewitt
Barrington Middle School Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Patrick J. Russo
Naples Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Dylan James Binner
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Jared M. Reiss
Wesley Chapel Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Amber N. Scott
Weston Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jesse T. Wilson
- Cadet Master Sgt. Jonathan Souther
Georgia Wing
Cobb County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Monica A. Hicks
- Cadet 1st Lt. William T. Hancock
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Ethan Berg
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Cody N. Kanter
Griffin Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. James Arvey
- Cadet Maj. Charles Arvey
- Cadet Capt. Zelik Abiel Gil
Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Elizabeth C. Johnson
Sandy Spring Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Timothy D. Fisher
Sweetwater Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Harrison T. Siegrist
Hawaii Wing
Kona Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Reid Daugherty
Illinois Wing
Decatur Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Zephaniah J. Hart
McLean County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Ian D. Lauzon
Indiana Wing
Valparaiso Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. James A. Sherrick IV
Iowa Wing
Dubuque Composite Squadron 43
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Nathan J. Schuetz
Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. James L. Eimers
East Iowa Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Katelyn Mishmash
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Austin D. Lightner
Kansas Wing
Emerald City Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Zackery LeGate
Flint Hills Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Joshua H. Schwanke
Lawrence Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Claire Roarty
Heartland Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Joseph L. Crockett
Kentucky Wing
Campbell County Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Jared R. Rizzo
Louisiana Wing
Capitol City Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Mary Ann Palisi
Lafayette Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Cody A. Nash
Maryland Wing
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Composite
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Albert W. Goenner
Frederick Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Noah Meyers
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Rhett Lehtonen
- Cadet Airman 1st Class Samuel A. Marshall
Massachusetts Wing
Westover Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Joseph M. Goodreau
Michigan Wing
Willow Run Composite Squadron
- Cadet Master Sgt. Anthony Bojanowski
Minnesota Wing
St. Croix Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Ryan J. Malcolm
Viking Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Matthew A. Johnson
Mississippi Wing
Eagle Composite Squadron
- Cadet Airman 1st Class D. Case Knight
Missouri Wing
Wentzville Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Michael J. Stein
Montana Wing
Big Sky Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Brandon A. Munkers
Nebraska Wing
155th Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Joseph R. Stellato
Omaha Composite Squadron
Cadet Maj. Matthew Haijsman
Nevada Wing
70th Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. D’Andre Carter
Jim Bridger Middle School Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Lauren K. Smith
New Hampshire Wing
Concord Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Nicholas P. Schaper
Greater Nashua Composite Squadron
- Cadet Master Sgt. Justin M. Chan
Manchester Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Jim Delahunty
New Jersey Wing
Bayshore Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. John M. Devin
Raritan Valley Composite Squadron
Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Tyler P. Webb
New Mexico Wing
Socorro Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Taylor N. Cases
T-Bird Composite Squadron 4
- Cadet 1st Lt. Miquela T. Apodaca
- Cadet Capt. Brad M. Villa
New York Wing
Jamestown Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Jamison D. Justham
Niagara Falls Composite Squadron 1
- Cadet 1st Lt. Patrick J. Conte
Vanguard Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Michael T. Cassidy
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Brenden P. Ward
Flushing Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. David Saldana
Lt. Anthony L. Willsea Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Max B. Rogovin
9th Suffolk Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Raymond J. MacQuill
North Carolina Wing
Boone Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Loren D. Fitzpatrick
Burlington Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Joshua S. Jordan
Ohio Wing
Blue Ash Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Brad M. Kirby
Findlay Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Kenny R. Ish
Lorain County Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Thornton J. Wert
Miami Valley Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Joshua D. Young OH-284
Union County Flight
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Cody T. Howell
Oklahoma Wing
Starbase Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Joseph R. Stanley
Oregon Wing
Medford Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Jared Lee Monasmith
Aurora Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Zachery D. Farner
Pennsylvania Wing
Bangor Slate Belt Composite Squadron 807
- Cadet Capt. Liam Morrissey
Northeast Philadelphia Composite Squadron 104
Cadet 1st Lt. Joseph Rodriguez
Willow Grove JRB Squadron 902
- Cadet 1st Lt. Isaac McDermott
Puerto Rico Wing
Lajas High School Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Franceline Martinez
Maj. William Biaggi Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Mireily Rodriguez
Sabana Grande Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Christian Valentin
Rhode Island Wing
South County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Olivia M. Despirito
South Carolina Wing
Coastal Charleston Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Tyler C. Hoover
South Dakota Wing
Big Sioux Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel T. Klosterman
Texas Wing
Alamo Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Uriyah Dilworth
Apollo Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Bryce R. Johnson
El Paso Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Kenneth R. Griffing III
Lakeshore Composite
- Squadron Cadet Tech. Sgt. Charles Pflieger
Lubbock Composite Squadron
- Cadet Master Sgt. Dillon J. Holloway
Phoenix Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Adam Thomas Klain
Randolph Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Paul E. Mueller
Rio Del Fierro Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Hunter L. Weaver
Shoemaker Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Friedrich S. Sala II
Sulphur Springs Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Thomas G. Novotny
Texas Wing Headquarters Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jordan M. Trewitt
Thunderbolt Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Michael Frank Pezzulli
Lackland Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Taylor Moellendorf
Utah Wing
Thunderbird Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Dakota J. Peterson
Virginia Wing
Burke Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Abigail R. Converse
Hampton Roads Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Tyler Beeson
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Gabrielle A. Graves
Langley Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Jake H. Aytes
- Cadet Capt. Patrick C. Fulgham Jr.
Leesburg Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Christopher M. Rea
Southside Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Jessica S. Stokes
Washington Wing
McChord AFB Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Timothy A. Sizemore
Pangborn Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Grant J. Peart
Peninsula Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Christian J. Stanley
South Sound Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Alexander W. DeSoto
West Virginia Wing
Martinsburg Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Brandon Might
Morgantown Composite Squadron
Cadet 1st Lt. Christopher J. Stockdale
Wisconsin Wing
461st Wisconsin Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Joseph J. Kurer and Jacob A. Lamers
La Crosse Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Patrick I. Robbins
Milwaukee Composite Squadron 5
- Cadet 1st Lts. Shelby M. Heberling and Cadet 1st Lt. Michael D. Leggett
Waukesha Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jake D. Beyer
Wyoming Wing
492nd Emergency Services Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Joshua J. Kirkman
Laramie Valley Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Isaac N. Hubenthal
Officers
Arizona Wing
Deer Valley Composite Squadron 302
- 2nd Lt. Lisa M. Collum
California Wing
Santa Barbara Composite Squadron 131
- Maj. Thomas K. Rauch
Sierra Composite Squadron 72
- 1st Lt. Alexander Lewallen
West Bay Composite Squadron 192
- 2nd Lt. Ralph Gruschka
Florida Wing
St. Augustine Composite Squadron
- 2nd Lt. Dennis W. Maloney
Georgia Wing
Griffin Cadet Squadron
- 1st Lt. Janet McCartney
Sandy Springs Cadet Squadron
- 1st Lt. Michael A. Reed
Illinois Wing
McHenry County Composite Squadron
- 1st Lt. Ethan W. Peterman
Indiana Wing
Falcon Composite Squadron
- 2nd Lt. Rachel M. Thomas
Iowa Wing
Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron
- Capt. Kern L. Kemp
Kansas Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Col. Rick G. Franz
- Majs. Carolyn S. Franz and Maj. Barbara C. Willis
- Capt. Daren Jaeger
Flint Hills Composite Squadron
- Col. Timothy A. Hansen
- Lt. Col. Jeffrey D. Morris
- Capt. Pamela C. Morris
Lawrence Composite Squadron
- Lt. Col. Terry R. Boyle
- Col. B. W. Rennels Jr.
77th Composite Squadron
- Capt. Quentin M. Laws
Heartland Cadet Squadron
- Capt. Patricia A Crockett
- 1st Lt. Robert D. Crockett
Ellsworth Flight
- Maj. Art Grover
Massachusetts Wing
Westover Composite Squadron
- Lt. Col. Lester A. Dutka
Minnesota Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Lt. Col. S. Blaze Cunningham
Red Wing Composite Squadron
- Lt. Col. Robert H. Johnson
Missouri Wing
Group 3
- Lt. Col. Ted H. Forester
River City Composite Squadron
- 2nd Lt. Marcus W. Denman
- Lt. Col. Kenneth R. Riddle
Table Rock Compsoite Squadron
- Lt. Col. Edward J. Leonard
Nebraska Wing
155th Composite Squadron
- Capt. Andrew Stellato
New York Wing
Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10
- Lt. Col. Robert Sandberg
Ohio Wing
Wright-Patterson Cadet Squadron
- Capt. John M. Jackson
- Senior Member Christopher M. Buck
Blue Ash Cadet Squadron
- Capt. Debora E. Kirby
Oklahoma Wing
Oklahoma Wing Headquarters
- Capt. Jordan Andrew Edmund
Texas Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Maj. Fletcher Sharp
Lubbock Composite Squadron
- Capts. Christina Varner and Capt. Kyle W. Vernon
- 2nd Lt. Cameron A. Varner
East Houston Cadet Squadron
- Lt. Col. James Peace
Lackland Cadet Squadron
- Capt. Johnny Campos Jr.
Virginia Wing
Hampton Roads Composite Squadron
- Capt. Suzanne Collins
Wyoming Wing
Cheyenne Composite Squadron
- Capt. Josiah Pratt
