OHIO – Cadets in drill teams and color guards from across Civil Air Patrol are participating in the National Cadet Competition at Wright State University in Dayton, having earned their way there by finishing first at the local, state and regional levels.
“Civil Air Patrol’s best color guards and drill teams are front and center for the National Cadet Competition,” said Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr, CAP’s national commander. “This is a 65-year tradition which has inspired generations of cadets to strive for excellence. It showcases CAP’s top cadets, who work year-round to get here. We look forward to this year’s competition.”
Cadets are demonstrating their skills in events that involve precision and teamwork, including innovative and standard drill movements, indoor and outdoor posting of the American flag and creativity and knowledge of aerospace-related topics. The competition, which lasts through Saturday, also includes a written exam and panel quiz, as well as physical fitness challenges involving volleyball and a mile run.
Inspections and drill competition will be judged by a team including senior CAP officers and members of the Air Force Honor Guard. The volleyball competition will be judged by volleyball professionals according to USA Volleyball Domestic Indoor Competition rules.
Top cadets in several categories will also be honored, including top written score and fastest mile-run time.
The cadet competitors:
Great Lakes Region
Michigan Wing
Livingston Composite Squadron
- Cadet Staff Sgts. Kathyrn Corcoran and Carrie Shuler.
- Cadet Senior Airman Leith Wheeler.
Monroe Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Alexandria Chavis.
Maj. Kevin A. Adams Memorial Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lts. Peter Tsantis and Preston Wallace.
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Glinski.
- Cadet Staff Sgt. Sanjay Kothari.
Oakland Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Airman Alex Hawkins.
Ohio Wing
Columbus Composite Squadron
- Cadet Staff Sgt. Patrick Smith.
Lorain County Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Adam Wagner.
Wright-Patterson Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Nathaniel Turner.
Youngstown ARS Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Ryan Cain.
- Cadet 1st Lt. Megan Beatty, Aubry Lindauer and Mercer Martin.
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Nathaniel Forrider, Daniel Kennedy and Austen Peters.
- Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Daniel Clegg, Emily Conroy and Trenton Wyant.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Caleb Durfee.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Betz.
- Cadet Airman 1st Class Lauren Holt.
- Cadet Senior Airman Brian Haight.
Middle East Region
National Capital Wing
Fairfax Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Raymond Tallarini.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Stephen Tonko.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Johnson.
- Cadet Airman Basic Daniel Becker.
- Cadet Airman Joshua Roberts.
Delaware Wing
Wing Headquarters
- Cadet Lt. Col. Lauren Ewing.
Delaware Air National Guard Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Shannon Harnage.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Klayten Visser.
- Cadet Airman Alyse Lannette.
Middletown Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Master Sgt. Jacob Wible.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Francis Wilson.
North Chesapeake Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Joshua Ein.
- Cadet 2nd Lts. Frank Clendening and Jeremy McCloud.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Ian McCloud.
- Cadet Airman 1st Class Hannah Ein.
Sussex Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Hunter Simpson
- Cadet Senior Airman Brent Nott
North Central Region
Minnesota Wing
North Hennepin Composite Squadron
- Cadet 1st Lt. Jake Teter.
- Cadet 2nd Lts. Frank Albrecht, Matthew Bruffrey, Matthew Dahlager, Ruben Miller, Jasmine Sands and Blake Zafft.
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Samuel Kessler.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Hoffman.
- Cadet Master Sgts. Mitchell Hanson and Kirby Lundy.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Garan Williams.
- Cadet Staff Sgts. Sarah Chanski and Matthew Kobberdahl.
- Cadet Senior Airman Nathan Knudsen.
Missouri Wing
Springfield Region Composite Squadron
- Cadet Master Sgts. Jeremiah Gathright Cadet and Hunter Shepard.
- Cadet Senior Airman Edward Gathright.
- Cadet Airman 1st Class Austin Roberson.
Northeast Region
Rhode Island Wing
West Bay Composite Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Levesque and Kaitlin Resende.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Paul Taylor.
- Cadet Senior Airman Lewis Walton.
- Cadet Airman Jonathan Luckett.
Pacific Region
California Wing
Skyhawk Composite Squadron 47
- Cadet Chief Master Sgts. John Console, Joseph Heo and Jean Pendergrass.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Marsh.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Soo Rim-Choi.
Nevada Wing
Jack Lund Schofield Middle School Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. David Derasmo.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Jazmin Goodson.
- Cadet Senior Airman Jessica Walker.
Jim Bridger Middle School Cadet Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Xavier Morgan.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Hunter.
Las Vegas Composite Squadron 70
- Cadet Maj. Brandon Koltes.
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Stephanie Falkis.
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. D’Andre Carter.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Kylan Campbell.
- Cadet Senior Airman Jeremy Archer.
- Cadet Airman 1st Class Blaise Cohen.
- Cadet Airmen Alexa Carpenter and Tyler Hopper.
Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado Wing
Thomas Valley Composite Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Callum Schneider.
- Cadet 1st Lt. Jordan Fisher.
- Cadet 2nd Lts. Jonah Moss, Jensyn Reece and Calvin Yingling.
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Cramer.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Tate Dupon.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Julia Bailey.
- Cadet Staff Sgt. Riley Murray.
- Cadet Senior Airman Sydney Dunnahoo.
- Cadet Senior Airman Derek Lantis.
- Cadet Airman 1st Class Moriah Higgins.
- Cadet Airmen Kiana Higgins and Spencer Sangiorgio.
Thunder Mountain Composite Squadron
- Cadet Tech. Sgts. Antone Cavaliere and Leah Gates.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Shamron Willison.
- Cadet Senior Airman Sienna Watkins.
Southeast Region
Puerto Rico Wing
Dr. Casareo Roa-Nieves Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Bryan Chavez, Kidanny Cogles and Alexander Dones.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Orlando Rohena.
Tennessee Wing
Lewis County Composite Squadron
- Cadet Lt. Col. Tim Brinegar.
- Cadet Maj. Abbie Dickerson.
- Cadet Capt. Anna Dickerson.
McGhee-Tyson Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Justin Kingrea.
Music City Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Korbin Niehaus.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. John Davis.
- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Christopher Walker.
Oak Ridge Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Laina McCroskey.
Tullahoma Composite Squadron
- Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel McGee.
Williamson County Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Capt. Stewart Wreyford.
- Cadet 1st Lt. Michael Kiedrowski.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Ian Clara.
Southwest Region
Texas Wing
Pegasus Composite Squadron
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Hamman.
- Cadet Tech. Sgts. Ke Shen and Sarah Thompson.
- Cadet Staff Sgt. Anthony Allevato.
- Cadet Senior Airman John Moncure.
Sheldon Cadet Squadron
- Cadet Maj. Joshua Phillips.
- Cadet Capts. Tristan Edwards and Daiquon Lucas.
- Cadet 2nd Lts. Jorge Galvan, Arianna Gonzalez, Marcus Johnson, Christian Pena and Lewis Yarbrough.
- Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Christabel Rocha.
- Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Morgan Fletcher.
- Cadet Master Sgt. Anthony Galeano.
- Cadet Staff Sgt. Darion McClinton.
