High Speed Encampment/ALS May 17-19
Filed under: Cadet Activities, Cadet Programs, Events, Group II, Training
Texoma Composite Squadron will be hosting a Group II High Speed Encampment/Airman Leadership School the weekend of May 17th-19th (Friday-Sunday). This activity will take place at the squadron’s facility at North Texas Regional Airport in Denison. The school consists of both a Basic and an Advanced training class. The Basic class is designed to teach Civil Air Patrol history, organization, regulations, uniforms and leadership to cadets in grades C/Amn through C/SrAmn. The Advanced class is designed to provide instruction in leadership to Cadets in grades C/SSgt. to C/CMSgt.
The Operations Plan for this activity is attached to this posting. All Cadets interested in attending must review this document.
(5/7/2013 11:00pm Update: the Ops Plan document has been revised to correct errors and to include a packing list in Attachment A. Please discard any previous copies of this document and download the latest one using the link provided at the end of this posting.)
There are openings available for both Cadet and Senior staff members. Please check the Ops Plan or contact us for more information on available positions.
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Cadet Receives Amelia Earhart Award
On April 22, 2013, Cadet Captain Mollianne Flood received the Amelia Earhart award in recognition of her achievements in the CAP Cadet Program.
Named in honor of the famed woman aviator and pioneer who achieved many aviation firsts before her disappearance while attempting to circumnavigate the world, the Amelia Earhart Award is the third milestone in the CAP Cadet Program, and is awarded to cadets who have completed 11 of the 16 achievements in the program. Less than 3 percent of all cadets nationwide receive this award.
(L-R) Cadet Captain Mollianne Flood, Amelia Earhart Award recipient; Grayson County Judge Drue Bynum (click on photo for larger image)
Cadets Meet Liberty Jump Team
Filed under: Aerospace Education, Cadet Activities, Events, Squadron News
by C/SMSgt Maegan Flood
On Monday, April 15th, our cadets met with the Liberty Jump Team, a team of paratroopers who reenact World War II jumps performed by the US Army. The cadets were allowed to try on real parachute gear and even experienced a life-like experience on a parachute simulator as provided by the Liberty Jump Team. The team showed cadets all about landing after a jump and how parachutes are deployed during real jumps. All members of the Liberty Jump Team are retired military and came from all over the U.S. from every military branch.
A member of the Liberty Jump Team shows cadets how to land safely.
Cadet Luke Blythe experiences hanging in a parachute harness.
Squadron to Hold Open House May 11
Filed under: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs, Emergency Services, Events, Squadron News
Texoma Composite Squadron is planning to hold a Spring Open House on Saturday, May 11th from 10am to 3pm. The purpose of this event is to invite the general public to come out and visit our squadron and learn about who we are and what we do. In many ways it will be similar to the event we held last September, but with a couple of significant changes:
- We do not expect to have a CAP aircraft available for visitors to tour.
- Because our Cadets are having another event at the squadron building the following weekend (May 17th-19th), we will be scheduling only a limited number of outdoor activities. But, weather permitting, we will have model rocket flights this time!
Members will be on hand throughout the day to provide tours of the building, explain who CAP is and what we do, and to answer questions.
We are extending a special invitation to former CAP members (regardless of where they may have served, or whether they served as a Cadet or a Senior member) to stop in and visit. In addition to showing them what CAP does today, each CAP “veteran” will receive a special certificate in recognition of their prior service.
More information will be posted as we get closer to the event.
Liberty Jump Team Visit April 15
Filed under: Aerospace Education, Cadet Activities, Events, Squadron News
The squadron has been invited to visit the Liberty Jump Team at their training facility located in a hangar at the north end of North Texas Regional Airport. This visit will take place on Monday, April 15th from 6:45-8:00pm.
Liberty Jump Team is an organization that honors all veterans by performing commemorative parachute jumps. They have performed jumps both locally (at the Eisenhower birthday celebrations in Denison) as well as across the country and in Europe (they have performed many jumps over the years to commemmorate the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II). They primarily jump from World War II-era C-47 “Dakota” troop transports using the same style of military parachutes of the day, and typically dress in period uniforms.
The team will give the squadron members a presentation on who they are and what they do, and demonstrate various aspects of preparing for a jump. It promises to be a very informative look into “how things were done” in those war years.
All squadron members are encouraged to be on hand (and on time) so as not to miss out on this exciting opportunity.
Local Weather
North Texas Regional Airport, TX
(KGYI) 33.73N 96.67W
Last Updated on May 23 2013, 10:55 pm CDT
Weather by NOAA
Current Conditions: Fair
Temperature: 76.0 F (24.2 C)Dewpoint: 68.0 F (20.0 C)
Relative Humidity: 77%
Barometer: 30.05 IN
Wind: East at 8.1 MPH (7 KT)
Visibility: 10.00 MI