The Thomas B. McGuire Jr. Composite Squadron, second a year ago, moved up to first. The Capital Composite Squadron took second place this year, with the Jersey City Composite Squadron finishing third.
The New York Wing’s Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10 team rounded out the field at Smith Field in New York.
The McGuire team consisted of:
Cadet Lt. Col. Alexander Hawkins
Cadet Lt. Col. Nathaniel Hawkins
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Carroll
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Sophia Loosa
Cadet Master Sgt. Amelia Kozachek
Cadet Senior Airman Miranda Ring
The Hawkinses and Loosa returned from the 2024 team.
The team placed first in five of the six cadet categories — Unfiform Inspection, Indoor Posting, Outdoor Posting, Standard Drill, and Quiz Bowl — and second in the Team Leadership Problem.
Making up the Capital Composite Squadron entry were:
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Danielle Peterson
Cadet Staff Sgt. Cheyanne Ernst
Cadet Staff Sgt. Isidore Hochschild
Cadet Staff Sgt. Ryan Peterson
Cadet Airman 1st Class Ellianna Peterson
Cadet Airman Charles Norfolk
The team placed first in the Team Leadership Problem; second in Uniform Inspection, Indoor Posting, and Quiz Bowl; and third in Outdoor Posting.
The Jersey City team members were:
Cadet Capt. Jonair Rezkalla
Cadet 2nd Lt. Riddhi Shaileshkumar Patel
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Alec Kazuki Dickson
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jayden Lamont Johnson
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Deepthi Sachi
Cadet Airman 1st Class Brandon Emilio Rodriguez
The Jersey City cadets finished second in Outdoor Posting and Standard Drill and third in Indoor Posting and Team Leadership Problem.
Uniform Inspection
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Capital Composite Squadron
Jersey City Composite Squadron
Indoor Posting
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Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10
Outdoor Posting
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Jersey City Composite Squadron
Capital Composite Squadron
Team Leadership Problem
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Jersey City Composite Squadron
Standard Drill
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Jersey City Composite Squadron
Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10
Quiz Bowl
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Capital Composite Squadron
Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10
