July 14 marks the start of Civil Air Patrol’s National Cadet Competition, with more than 100 cadets on 16 teams from 14 wings representing all eight Civil Air Patrol regions at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
The three-day competition for the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Outstanding Team Championship Trophy tests cadets’ performances in physical challenges as well as their knowledge of aviation and leadership and their demonstrations of precision and teamwork in posting the colors.
The cadets train for months and sometimes years to demonstrate excellence in a wide range of activities in leadership, aerospace, physical fitness, and character.
The teams finished first and second in their respective regional competitions after emerging as top finishers at the wing level.
Nearly half – seven – of the squadrons represented are making return trips to the national stage: the Boise, Chevy Chase, Kodiak Island, Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr., and Viking composite squadrons and the Dr. Cesareo Rosa-Nieves and Tangipahoa cadet squadrons.
The teams are:
Great Lakes Region
Anderson Composite Squadron, Indiana Wing
Shelbyville Composite Squadron, Indiana Wing
Mid-Atlantic Region
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Composite Squadron, Maryland Wing
111th Search and Rescue Composite Squadron, North Carolina
North Central Region
Table Rock Lake Composite Squadron, Missouri Wing
Viking Composite Squadron, Minnesota Wing
Northeast Region
Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Composite Squadron, New Jersey Wing
Twin Pine Composite Squadron, New Jersey Wing
Pacific Region
Overlake Composite Squadron, Washington Wing
Kodiak Island Composite Squadron, Alaska Wing
Rocky Mountain Region
Broomfield Composite Squadron, Colorado Wing
Boise Composite Squadron, Idaho Wing
Southeast Region
Dr. Cesareo Rosa-Nieves Cadet Squadron, Puerto Rico Wing
Brandon Cadet Squadron, Florida Wing
Southwest Region
Tangipahoa Cadet Squadron, Louisiana Wing
Thunderbolt Composite Squadron, Texas Wing
Great Lakes Region
Indiana Wing – Anderson Composite Squadron
Cadet 1st Lts. Elliot Dearing and Cameron Milleman
Cadet 2nd Lts. Keira Orth and Benjamin Mast
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Mast
Cadet Staff Sgt. Carson Tice
Indiana Wing – Shelbyville Composite Squadron
Cadet Lt. Col. Trevor Bagnall
Cadet Maj. John Zwirn
Cadet 1st Lt. Zoe Bagnall
Cadet 2nd Lt. Isaac Zwirn
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jediael Allender
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Jabin Mexin
Cadet Senior Airman Layla Bagnall
Mid-Atlantic Region
Maryland Wing – Bethesda-Chevy Chase Composite Squadron
Cadet 2nd Lts. Amelia L. Lutz and Dylan Rosia
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Hanna Antonina Syska and Elias Whitcomb Wigle
Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Myra Boppana
Cadet Master Sgt. A. Ucles
North Carolina Wing – 111th Search and Rescue Composite Squadron
Cadet 1st Lts. Velamir Karnaukh, Clayton Thompson, and Joseph Whitney
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Grayson Afshar
Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Ethan Carr
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Elijah Fath
North Central Region
Missouri Wing – Table Rock Lake Composite Squadron
Cadet Lt. Cols. Taran Fletcher and Bradley Henderson
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Allison Dillon and Rhian Fletcher
Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Abigael Nievar
Cadet Master Sgt. Clyde Cassady
Minnesota Wing – Viking Composite Squadron
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Saisree Dhavileswarapu, Bennet Nii, and Devon Wyatt
Cadet Staff Sgt. Adam Colaianni
Cadet Airmen 1st Class Akshay Jampuram and William Thompson
Northeast Region
New Jersey Wing – Maj.. Thomas B. McGuire Composite Squadron, Twin Pine Composite Squadron
Pacific Region
Washington Wing – Overlake Composite Squadron
Cadet Capts. Cristian Garland and Kaier Magnan
Cadet 1st Lt. Braden Russell
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Misha Check, Brenton Natale, and Andrew Poole
Alaska Wing – Kodiak Island Composite Squadron
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. C.J. Ancheta, Connor Burnside and Liam Long
Cadet Master Sgt. Vivian Lorch
Cadet Staff Sgts. Kaylin Burnside and Peyton Eaker
Rocky Mountain Region
Idaho Wing – Boise Composite Squadron
Cadet Maj. Spencer McConnell
Cadet 1st Lt. Sihu Hwang
Cadet 2nd Lt, Ethan Alexander
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Pearl
Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Hudson Rocke
Cadet Tech. Sgts. Amber Doolittle and Derek Greenwood
Cadet Senior Airman Hailey Darling
Colorado Wing – Broomfield Composite Squadron
Cadet Capt. Micah Jungling
Cadet 2nd Lt. Gavin Carter
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Kaia Pope and Mateo Pope
Cadet Master Sgt. Abigail Barreaux
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Sadie Schwartz
Southeast Region
Puerto Rico Wing – Dr. Cesareo Rosa-Nieves Cadet Squadron
Cadet Lt. Col. Rayesh Figueroa
Cadet Capts. Jarielys M. Rosario and Mary E. Rosario
Cadet 1st Lt. Saul G. Andino
Cadet 2nd Lts. Ian Y. Acosta, Andres A. Casiano, and Jose L. Medero
Florida Wing – Brandon Cadet Squadron
Cadet Maj. Suzi L. Meldrum-Green
Cadet 2nd Lt. Jean-Carlos Zapata
Cadet Staff Sgt. Ricky J. Zeng
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Lila S. Morgan
Cadet Airman 1st Class Jayna Filakosky
Cadet Senior Airman Leah N. Rill
Southwest Region
Louisiana Wing – Tangipahoa Cadet Squadron
Cadet Lt. Col. Seth Herrington Cadet Maj. Josiah May
Cadet 1st Lts. Dave DeMatteo and Katherine Price
Cadet 2nd Lt. Andrea Sherman
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Sarah Strickland
Texas Wing – Thunderbolt Composite Squadron
Cadet Chief Master Sgts. Jashwanth Bandlamudi, Athindra Sathishkumar, Lennon Medina, Tara Schroeder, Daksha Srinivasan, and Logan Vasquez
