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Capt Richard Leonard, Commander MER-VA-108 Summer 2012 Editio

FROM THE COMMANDERS DESKGreetings members:

Summer is upon us and as you are all well aware the heat and humidityoften times in summer is extreme in our area. When temperatures riseyou must constantly hydrate yourself in order not to fall victim to heatstroke or heat exhaustion. Cadets must be especially mindful whenperforming PT this time of year. If the temperature is to exceed 90 de-grees, cadets will not participate in outdoor physical testing so as not to

have heat related injuries. Remember, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

In August our unit is scheduled for a Unit Inspection. Over the courseof the next several weeks, each functional area of the Squadron mustensure that we are in compliance with all applicable CAP regulations.

Areas include Administration, Operations, Communications, Personnel,Cadet Programs and other areas. We will be having several extrameetings in order to ensure we are prepared for the upcoming inspec-tion. Each member of the Squadron is responsible for ensuring his/heruniform is in compliance and proper professional courtesy is extendedto members of the inspection team. All members must be current onSafety and have completed the CAP Introduction to Safety as this is a

critical area of the inspection in addition to being our most critical areathroughout the year. I have faith that our Squadron will be exemplary inall areas during this important inspection.

Congratulations to our Cadet Program which received the Quality Ca-det Squadron Award. Each of you did your part to fulfill the necessaryrequirements to earn this prestigious award. The Cadet Program lead-ership, both Seniors and Cadets did an outstanding job during the yearthus earning this award. Congratulations to each of you. I am ex-tremely proud of our Cadet Program and our cadets and parents.

Once again our Squadron performed in an

outstanding manner parking cars at the SullyStation Car Show. Each year we are askedto assist and earn $2,000.00 for the Squad-ron. This year your performance was recog-nized by the folks at Sully Station and the at-tendees alike. Teamwork was evident andthanks to your efforts, we successfully com-pleted the fundraiser without any injuries orissues. A Job well done to all who partici-pated in this event.

See Commanders Desk, Page 9

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon, July 30Cadet Staff Training

Location TBA

Wed-Sat, Aug 22-25Civil Air Patrol

Annual Conference & National BoardBaltimore Marriott WaterfrontBaltimore Inner Harbor, MD

Thurs, Aug 30Squadron Picnic

Sat-Sun, Sept 1-2Squadron Fundraiser

Car Parking at Scottish GamesThe Plains, VA

Sat-Sun, Sept 15-16Spotsylvania County Sherriffs

Joint Search & Rescue TrainingLuck Stone Quarry, Massaponax

Mon-Wed, Sept 17-19AFA Air & Space Conference

& Technology ExhibitionNational Harbor, MD

Fri-Sat, Oct 12-13Virginia Wing Conference

Sat, Oct 20Wings & Wheels Air ShowStafford Regional Airport

Mon-Sun, Nov 5-11Wreaths Across America Sales

Campaign WeekBooths


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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT:Lt. Col. Liz SydowBy C/TSgt Ian Woods, Alpha Element Leader

Lt. Col. Sydow was 11years old when she

joined the Civil Air Patrolcadet program. Her fa-ther who had been amember of CAP sinceher birth encouraged herto join the program. Be-fore becoming a CAPsenior member sheachieved the rank of Ca-det Colonel (Spaatz

Award). She said muchof her drive to succeedin CAP was because shewanted to prove to her-self she could accom-plish anything she sether mind to.

She used experience and knowledge gained from CAPto receive a ROTC scholarship for college. After gradu-ating, she became an officer in the United States AirForce and has risen to the rank of Colonel.

She believes that CAP gave her the confidence and theability to become the leader she is today. She wants allcadets to strive to achieve their goals and wants theFredericksburg Composite Squadron to be more pre-pared to complete the 3 missions on both the squadronlevel and national level.

She serves both senior members and cadets with herhard-earned Master Level Rating in Professional Devel-opment and Cadet Programs.

Through Colonel Sydow the Fredericksburg Composite

Squadron has a good model of leadership.

FREDERICKSBURG FLIGHT REPORT PAGE 2

Lt. Col. Liz Sydow,Deputy Commander for Cadets,

GTM 1 Certified

SQUADRON FUNDRAISERA SUCCESSBy C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia, Cadet Commander

It was hot, but it was fun. We parked cars andearned $2,000 for the squadron. It started formany on Saturday with attending Be a Pilot Dayat Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museums Fly-in,which was just down the road from Sully HistoricSite where our job was. The cadets who at-tended were extremely grateful to 2dLt BrandonWhite, the senior member in charge, who en-abled them to get this fun day in before the realwork began on Sunday.

After spending the day exploring exhibits andaircraft, we

proceededto thegroundswhere wewould parkcars onSunday forthe Sully

AntiqueCar Show.We set upcamp for

the night.Three moresenior members arrived for the evening cook-outand cadets enjoyed some ultimate Frisbee andcampsite socializa-tion.

On Sunday, ourwork began at7am. We directedcars to two differentparking areas until

the event ended.

SENIOR MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTSBy Lt Col Liz Sydow, Professional Development Officer

Membership Award (Level I): SM Dale Goodrich, SM Dr. Thomas Litant

Yeager Award: 2d Lt Ryan Blanding, SM Dr. Thomas Litant,2d Lt Curtis Padgett, 1st Lt Agata Thompson, 2d Lt Brandon White

On left, Lt. Col. Sydow providing guid-

ance and support to C/2dLt Sylvia atSully.

2d Lt Brandon White spenthis first Fathers Day week-end volunteering. Thanks!!!


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CADET PROMOTIONS

Congratulations to the followingcadets who have promoted in the past 90 days:

Gen. J.F. Curry (Achievement 1)C/Amn Justin Barnett, C/Amn Rebecca Boelsche,

C/Amn Emily Capra, C/Amn Jarrad Martinez,C/Amn Charles Soper

Gen. Hap Arnold (Achievement 2)C/A1C Katherine Andrews, C/A1C Alexander Hoffman,

C/A1C Shawna Mumma

Mary Feik (Achievement 3)C/SrA Luke Strickland, C/SrA Nicholas Swann

MilestoneWright Brothers AwardPhase 1 Completion, The Learning Phase

C/SSgt Garrett Horne

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker (Achievement 4)C/TSgt Conor Roberson

Charles Lindbergh (Achievement 5)C/MSgt Joseph Thielman

Gen. Jimmy Doolittle (Achievement 6)C/SMSgt John Strickland,

C/SMSgt Alexander Thompson

Dr. Robert Goddard (Achievement 7)C/CMSgt Jacob Barber

Neil Armstrong (Achievement 8)C/CMSgt John Boelsche

MilestoneBilly Mitchell AwardPhase II Completion, The Leadership Phase

C/2dLt Gabriella Duncan, C/2dLt Rachel Sydow

The Command PhaseFlight Commander (Achievement 9)

C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia, C/2dLt Jairus Tabb

Administrative Officer (Achievement 10)

C/1st Lt Matthew Papandrea

Cadets had to ensure careful placement of vehiclesto accommodate as many cars as possible.

Cadets relocate to the next parking area after fillingthe first location.

The cars kept coming and coming and coming.We appreciate EVERY participant!


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CADET STAFF ASSIGNMENTSBy Lt Col Liz Sydow,

Deputy Commander for Cadets

June-December 2012

Cadet Command Staff

Cadet Commander: C/2d Lt SylviaCadet Deputy Commander: C/2d Lt Papandrea

Cadet Executive Officer: C/2d Lt TabbCadet First Sergeant: C/SMSgt Strickland, J

Cadet Line Staff

Eagle

Cadet Flight Commander: C/CMSgt BoelscheCadet Flight Sergeant: C/SMSgt Barber, JCadet Element Leader, Alpha: C/MSgt Montanaro, R

Cadet Element Leader, Bravo: C/TSgt ThielmanCadet Element Leader, Charlie: C/SrA Strickland, L

FalconCadet Flight Commander: C/2d Lt SydowCadet Flight Sergeant: C/TSgt Roberson

Cadet Element Leader, Alpha: C/TSgt WoodsCadet Element Leader, Bravo: C/TSgt Vandevander

Cadet Element Leader, Charlie: C/SrA Ivory

Cadet Executive StaffAerospace Education NCOIC: C/MSgt Thompson

Aerospace Education Cadet: C/Amn BrowneAerospace Education Cadet: C/A1C S. Reid

Drug Demand Reduction NCOIC: C/MSgt ThompsonEmergency Services OIC: C/2d Lt Sydow

Emergency Services Cadet: C/A1C MummaLogistics NCOIC: C/MSgt Montanaro, R

Logistics Cadet: C/Amn AndrewsPersonnel/Administrative NCOIC:

C/SMSgt J. Strickland

Public Affairs NCOIC: C/TSgt RobersonPublic Affairs Cadet: C/SrA WardropPublic Affairs Cadet: C/Amn Barber, M

Recruiting Cadet: C/SrA IvorySafety NCOIC: C/SSgt HorneSafety Cadet: C/Amn BrowneStan/Eval OIC: C/2dLt Felder

Stan/Eval Cadet: C/CMSgt Montanaro, DStan/Eval Cadet: C/SSgt Woods

New Cadet Trainer OIC: C/2d Lt Duncan

CADET SPOTLIGHTS:DUNCAN & SYDOWEARN MITCHELL AWARDBy 2d Lt Lisa Sylvia, Public Affairs Officer

The Fredericksburg Composite Squadron has twonew cadet officers. Congratulations to C/2dLtGabriella Duncan and C/2dLt Rachel Sydow!

C/2dLt Gabri-ella Duncan

joined CAP in2008. She iscurrently theOfficer inCharge (OIC)of New CadetTraining.C/2dLt Dun-can has at-

tended two Na-tional CadetSpecial Activi-ties. In 2010

she graduated from Honor Guard Academy atWestminster, Maryland. In 2011, she graduatedfrom Hawk Mountain Ranger School in Kempton,Pennsylvania.

C/2dLt Duncan has enjoyed three orientationflights (O-rides). After attending Virginia Wing En-campment as a basic in 2009, she has returnedevery year since as a cadet staff member. In2011, she served on cadet staff in Administration.This year she worked in a Medical Staff position.

C/2dLt Rachel Sydow joined Civil Air Patrol tolearn to fly and get her private pilots license. Shewill be a junior this fall at Pope John Paul theGreat Catholic High School in Dumfries. C/2dLtSydow has had a very busy year. Beginning inJuly 2011, she graduated from the Middle EastRegions National Flight AcademyPowered.This academy is one of CAPs National CadetSpecial Activities. She is currently continuing herflight training with Capt. Garrett on a Wing flightscholarship. In the spring of 2012, she completedher qualifications for Ground Team Level 1, to par-ticipate in search and rescue missions. In additionto ground searches, she is also certified to serve

C/2dLt Gabriela Duncan gets herCadet Officer rank pinned on by herFather and Grandfather.


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CADET SPOTLIGHTS: Contd

as a Mission Radio Operator (MRO), a Flight Line Marshaller (FLM) and a MissionStaff Assistant (MSA).

C/2dLt Sydow accomplished all of this and her Mitchell Award requirements whileparticipating actively in extracurricular activities at her school and maintaining a4.0+ grade point average. She has earned varsity letters in swimming, track andfield, and volleyball. She also exercised her performance talents by participatingin her schools drama club.

Her academics have kepther on the Honor Rollevery semester and she isa member of the NationalSociety of High SchoolScholars, and the National

Honor Society. Despitethis busy schedule, C/2dLtSydow also finds time to

volunteer outside of Civil Air Patrol by assisting at herchurch and school. At her parish St. Francis of Assisi,she is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communiionand Catholic Youth Ministries.

When C/2dLt Sydow graduates from high school, shewould like to pursue a major in aeronautical or me-chanical engineering and be a pilot.

CADET COMMANDERSCORNER

By C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia

I feel like Im looking at a brand new squadron. Al-most six years ago when I joined Civil Air Patrol, our

squadron was a third as strong as it is today. Therehave been many changes, successes and stories,but we are still the same squadron.

My goal as Cadet Commander is to keep thissquadron on its path to greatness. I want to be ableto know each and every one of you. I want to un-derstand your personal goals for the next sixmonths and help you reach them.

As Cadet Commander, it is my responsibility to en-sure that you get the most out of your cadet experi-

ence. The Cadet Program is full of amazing oppor-tunities that I will strive to bring to our squadron. Ihave expectations for every cadet to representthemselves through Civil Air Patrols cadet oath,core values, and honor code.

We can become Americas future leaders if wefollow these basic principles. I also encourageeach cadet to takegreat value in develop-ing their leadershipskills along with their

promotions in grade.

Always remember oursquadrons motto,Famam ExtendimusFactis, - we spread ourfame by our deeds.This is how the com-munity should know ofus.C/2dLt Rachel Sydow, a third generation CAP member,

receives her Mitchell Award from her Grandfather, ColonelKevin Sliwinski, former Minnesota Wing Commander.

C/2dLt Sydow volunteeringat USMC Half Marathon.


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SQUADRON ASSISTS MARINESAT HISTORIC HALF-MARATHONBy 2d Lt Lisa Sylvia, Public Affairs Officer

Members of our squadron volunteered at a water stationduring the Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon in Freder-icksburg. Their marathons were established to promotephysical fitness, generate community goodwill and show-case the organizational skills of the United States MarineCorps. The Fredericksburg Historic Half Marathon is a13.1 mile journey from the retail hub of Central Parkthrough historic downtown streets, up hospital hill andback to awaiting Marines at the MCHH finish line. Heldannually in May, it is open to ages 10 and up, the MCHHboasts a race field of 8,000 runners, offers a two-personrelay open to 300 teams and the Semper Fred 5K, a 3.2-

mile course with a race field of 1,500 runners. This yeartwo members of our squadron participated in the HalfMarathon and one raced in the 5k. Well done!

L to R: Capt Tabb, C/A1C Hoffman andC/Amn Barber getting water to the runners.

Our hero, Former Squadron Commander,Lt Col Frank Haas (in yellow) completes the

Half Marathon at age 83, in 3 hours, 9 minutes.He enlisted in the USMC in 1946! Hoooaaah!!!

C/SSgt Garrett Horne, aka the gazelle, wasfirst to finish the mile run during the May PTtest. He has set the bar for a squadron record.

Pictured Left: Cadet William Durochercompletes the 5K, changes into hisBDUs and assists at the water station!

All photos by 2d Lt Shari Barber.

It was an EARLY morning! Good job!

Pictured with the Marines, L to R: Capt Tabb, Miss Roberson, Lt ColSydow, Mrs. Roberson, Cadet Durocher, C/A1C Hoffman, C/Amn

Bulatindo, C/Amn Browne, C/2dLt Sydow, C/CMSgt Barber, C/AmnBarber, M., C/Amn Capra, C/2dLt Tabb, C/TSgt Roberson.


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EIGHT MORE CERTIFIED GROUNDTEAM MEMBERS IN OUR UNITBy C/2dLt Rachel Sydow, Falcon Flight Commander

Eight more members of the squadron completed their GroundTeam Member Level 1 qualifications by attending the GroundSearch and Rescue Training (GSAR) College in March and

April at Ft. Pickett in Blackstone, VA.

Congratulations to C/SrA Elise Ivory, C/A1C Shawna Mumma,C/TSgt Isaiah Padgett, C/TSgt Conor Roberson, C/TSgt Mi-chael Vandevander, and C/2dLt Rachel Sydow, along withSenior Members David Fattaleh and Lt Col Sydow, DCC, whoare all now qualified to aid in search and rescue missions forthe Civil Air Patrol.

The training consisted of two weekends with over 40 hours of training, both in the classroom and in the field.


THE GSAR COLLEGE EXPERIENCEBy C/TSgt Conor Roberson, Public Affairs NCOICThe first weekend of GSAR College was crammed with note tak-ing and classes. Years of experience came pouring out of Power-Points all within two sessions. After lunch it was back to thebooks. A class on knot tying distracted everyone from their handcramps. The evenings were more relaxed as the cadets quizzedeach other on notes, talked outside the barrack, or played guitar.On the last day Ground Team Members and Ground Team Lead-

ers came together to practice grid searching in the woods sur-rounding the barracks.

Much to everyones delight the second weekend at Fort Pickettwas more hands-on. However, there were also thoughts of thetests to come. The entire first day was spent out in the field. Thestudents, both ground team members (GTMs) and ground team

leader (GTLs),were broken intogroups andcompeted to lo-cate emergency

beacons in FortPicketts woods. At night the same teams were assembledto rescue a lost Lt. White. He was later located and hadto be evacuated on a litter. Thankfully they got him homeokay. Finally the day of testing had come. Everyone wasseated in the classroom and began their tests. Afterwardsstudents waited nervously for the results. Once everyonefound out their scores, cleanup and departure com-menced. On the way home the Fredericksburg cadetswere treated to a well deserved meal at Cicis pizza.

L to R: Lt Col Sydow, C/SrA Ivory, C/A1CMumma, C/TSgt Padgett, C/TSgt Vandevander,C/TSgt Roberson, C/2dLt Sydow.

The missing person is found and cared for.


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2012 VIRGINIA WING CADET ENCAMPMENT GRADUATESBy 2d Lt Lisa Sylvia, Public Affairs Officer

Congratulations to the cadets from our squadron whograduated from their first encampment and to those whoserved on staff. Each cadet must attend an encampmentbefore they can achieve the Mitchell Award and becomean officer in the cadet program. This year our graduatesare C/Amn Jarrad Martinez, C/A1C Shawna Mumma, C/

A1C James Lopes, C/A1C Samuel Reid, C/MSgt Alexan-der Thompson, C/SrA Elise Ivory, and C/Amn CharlesSoper.

Attending on staff from our squadron: C/1Lt Matthew Pa-pandrea, Squadron 1 Commander; C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia,Squadron 4 Commander, Flight Sergeant C/TSgt Woods,

Alpha Flight Sergeant, C/2dLt Gabriela Duncan, MedicalStaff.

Everyone did a fine job representing VA-108! Asked aboutthe experience, C/Amn Jarrad Martinez says, before I wenteveryone told me it was hard but it was fun. Now that Ihave been through it, I would tell other cadets the samething, it is hard and it is fun - you have to maintain a goodattitude through the tough parts.

In front: 2012 Encampment Squadron Commanders,on far left, C/1Lt Matthew Papandrea, Squadron 1Commander, on far right C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia Squad-ron 4 Commander.

C/SrA Elise Ivory waiting in the chow line.

C/A1C James Lopes being inspected.

C/A1C Shawna Mumma working the LRC (Leadership Re-action Course.

C/SMSgt Alexander Thompson waiting for orders.


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COMMANDERS DESK: Contd

FROM PAGE 1Our next fundraiser is Wreaths across America. As you know, our Squadron donation isbased upon the total number of wreaths sold during the fundraiser. The more we sell the more money thatis donated to our Squadron. Lets make this year the best year so far. It only takes a little effort on our

part to support this worthy cause and earn valuable funds for the Squadron.

The reason our fundraising efforts are so important is that we receive no funding from the Virginia Wing,National Headquarters or the Air Force. The funds we raise must support the Squadron. Items such asuniforms, office supplies and Squadron activities must be paid for through these funds. This year we in-creased funding for cadet scholarships since we had been able to raise additional funds over the past year.Our Cadet Program is the largest recipient of our funds since our cadets are very important to our Squad-ron. The more funds we raise through these efforts, the more funding that is available to send cadets toencampment and other activities. Keep up the great work over the next few months in order to keep ourSquadron funds at acceptable levels.

This year we have had a large number of Squadron members who have completed Emergency Services

training. This enables us to provide ground teams and aircrews to support real world missions. Hopefullymore of our members will attend the training that is available which is valuable not just to CAP and ourcommunities, but to the individuals themselves.

Our new Cadet Command Staff has assumed command of the Cadet Program. I want to thank the previ-ous command staff for their outstanding leadership during their tenure. They performed admirably andtheir leadership and initiative was nothing short of exceptional. The Cadet Program continues to grow andthe quality of our cadets has improved immensely. Teamwork is the key as is proper leadership and guid-ance in continuing the outstanding program that we have in place. The senior member leadership has alsoperformed in an exemplary fashion providing outstanding support to our cadets. I wish to congratulate theprevious cadet command staff for their efforts and welcome our new command staff to their leadership po-sitions.

Lastly please remember that we are guests at the Fredericksburg Armory. We are able to utilize the facili-ties belonging to the National Guard and we must treat the facility with care and respect. We must ensurewhen we complete our meetings and training, the area is cleaner then it was when we arrived. We mustensure we put back any items we use, any chairs or tables we set up or move and be good guests. Ourwork in this area is necessary to retain use of the facility and more importantly reflects on our Squadron asa whole.

Remember safety is our number one priority in all that we do.

Captain Richard J. LeonardCommander, VA-108

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSBy Capt Linda Tabb, Personnel Officer

Cadets: C/Amn Rebecca Boelsche, William Durocher, Caleb Petitt, Cynthia Smith,Marie-Fe Thielman, Blake Traylor, Joshua Walter

Seniors: Dale Goodrich, Andrew Holland, Dr. Thomas Litant, Maj Michael Traylor

Photo Contributions:

A big thank you to C/TSgt Conor Robersonand C/Amn Maria Barber who provided many

of the photos included in this newsletter!


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THURSDAY MEETINGS

6:30pm9:00pm

MEETING LOCATION:

Virginia National Guard Armory1700 Jefferson Davis HighwayFredericksburg VA

(Senior meetings on 2nd and 4thThursday of the month)

MAILING ADDRESS:

Fredericksburg Composite Squadron27 Spring Lake Drive

Stafford VA 22556

SQUADRON COMMANDERCapt Richard Leonard

[email protected]

DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR CADETS

Lt Col Liz Sydow719-201-8599

[email protected]

DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR SENIORS2d Lt Gregory Brown540-710-3270

[email protected]

CADET COMMANDER

C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia540-645-1852

[email protected]

RECRUITMENT &

RETENTION OFFICER2d Lt Shari Barber540-373-5215

[email protected]

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER2d Lt Lisa Sylvia540-207-5028

[email protected]


NEW SQUADRON MOBILE APP,FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!By C/2dLt Daniel Sylvia, Cadet Commander

I recently created a mobile app for our squadron. Thisnew app will allow members of our squadron to have one-site access to Squadron Tweets, Squadron YouTubeChannel Videos, Squadron Facebook Page Photos, andGeneral Squadron Contact information. In order to loadthe app on your ipod/iphone, you must first open yourbrowser and type in the following web address:www.fburgcap.mobapp.at This will bring up the appthat you can then save to your home screen. Androids willneed to go to the web address above, then your phone/tablet will automatically start the installation. However, theinstallation may not finish without allowing non-marketapps to be installed in your settings, if so, you must re-start the installation. Messages will still go out via eser-vices email and yahoogroups email but we will try totweet important things as well for easy access to quickinformation regarding meeting agendas, uniforms of theweek, etc.

We will still have a Facebook Group that is private toFacebook-user squadron members only but the mobileapp will link to our Public Squadron Facebook Page fornon-Facebook users that we can send recruits to in orderto view photos and videos of our activities and generalsquadron information. Check us out!

Facebook Page:Fredericksburg Composite Squadron

Twitter Account: FburgCAPYouTube Channel: FredericksburgCAP

RCLS SELECTIONS

Congratulations to C/2Lt Tabb, C/2Lt Duncan, C/2 LtFelder, C/SMSgt Barber and C/MSgt Thompson for being

selected to participate in the RCLS at Seymour AFB,North Carolina, July 15-18.

RCLS (Regional Cadet Leadership School) graduation isa requirement to achieve the Eaker Award. Its goal is todevelop in cadets the Phase III (Command Phase) lead-ership skills. To attend, cadets must first complete Cadet

Encampment and hold the grade of C/MSgt or higher.Our squadron attendees will have 24 hours of instructionon officership, character, communication skills, interper-sonal relations, critical and creative thinking and leader-

ship. Great job to all of you!

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