Last update: 22 JUL 2006

28 MAY 06 - Sq.18 at Watsonville Airshow by 1st Lt. Ha, CAP The 42nd annual Watsonville Fly-in & Airshow was held over Memorial Day weekend (27-28 May) at Watsonville Municipal Airport, home to CAP Santa Cruz Composite Squadron 13. San Francisco Bay Group 2 organized CAP's participation in the event. Various aircraft including a vintage WW II biplane (above taxing onto runway) were present. Approximately 60 cadets from throughout California Wing answered the call to help with the airshow. They provided flight-line security, crowd control, & other important duties to ensure the safety of participants & spectators alike. Squadron 18 was well represented in the command staff & in the rank-&-file staff of the event. Squadron 18's Cadet Major Crawford and Cadet Captain McCoy served as Cadet Commander & Cadet Deputy Commander respectively at the activity. The Squadron 18 Color Guard also played a pivotal role by presenting the colors in the opening ceremonies (above). The Color Guard consisted of enlisted cadets-Jackson, Aboytes, Sutton, Rivers, & Bledsoe. A steady breeze kept the colors aloft while the Color Guard marched to the salute of participants & spectators. It is considered a great honor to carry the flag of the United States at such an event. Squadron 18 looks forward to participating in next year's Watsonville Fly-in & Airshow.

23 APR 06 - Sq.18 Cadets Attend Group 6 BCS by 1st Lt. Ha, CAP Cadet Major Douglas Crawford and Cadet Airman Adam Bacal (Bacal in center, standing in formation with cadets from other squadrons) attended Central Valley Group 6 Basic Cadet School (BCS) from 21st to 23rd April. Cadet Major Crawford served as the Cadet Executive Officer. Cadet Airman Bacal represented Squadron 18 as a student participant. The Group 6 BCS was held at Edwards Air Force Base. BCS is designed as an introductory school to Cadet Airman Basics to Cadet Senior Airmen. Cadet student participants from various squadrons in California Wing made up three flights at the BCS. 04 APR '06 - Sq.18 Cadet Officers Advance by 1st Lt. Ha, CAP Squadron 18's Cadet Commander-Cadet Captain Rene McCoy (far left), and Cadet Deputy Commander-Cadet Captain Valerie Holmes(middle), both earned the coveted Amelia Earhart Award. They are now eligible for the International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE) Program where youth members of a country's air force program visit other nations as guests for roughly one week. The Squadron Leadership Cadet Officer-Cadet Major Douglas Crawford (far right) was promoted to Cadet Major. Although Cadet Major Crawford serves with the Senior Member staff, he currently holds the highest CAP cadet grade at the unit.

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