NEWS: Canadian Air Cadets visit CAP counterparts

ARLINGTON, Va. — Royal Canadian Air Cadets from the Air Cadet League of Canada’s 330th Danforth Tech Squadron in Toronto spent the evening with Civil Air Patrol’s Arlington Composite Squadron and Fairfax Composite Squadron members March 18. They were visiting D.C. during their spring break.

The Canadian cadets provided an exhibition of their drill and facing movements before the assembled crowd. The Arlington and Fairfax squadrons reciprocated with an exhibition of their drill and facing movements. Cadets mingled and discussed many things about each other’s distinctive uniforms and the differences of their drill and ceremonies among many other things.

There was a demonstration of model rockets and manual of arms from the attending rifle bearers and members of the National Capital Wing Color Guard team. Several cadets and the commander of the Canadian squadron demonstrated their manual of arms and provided instruction to several cadets and CAP officers.

From left to right, Commanders Maj. Roger Cox, Fairfax Composite Squadron; Capt. Michael Stacey, 330th Danforth Tech Squadron; and Capt. Mary Sherrer, Arlington Composite Squadron. Photo courtesy of National Capital Wing

The Arlington Composite Squadron provided refreshments in the form of pizza, sodas, chips and cake for everyone to enjoy.

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For more information about the Air Cadet League of Canada go to www.aircadetleague.com.

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 56,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the Air Force with saving 91 lives in fiscal year 2008. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the nearly 22,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for more than 67 years. For more information on CAP, visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com.

Civil Air Patrol’s National Capital Wing currently has 215 volunteer officers and senior members and 110 cadets in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Federal employees and military personnel can support CAP through the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area – CFC charity number 26757.

For more information and media inquires about CAP and its missions in the national capital area, e-mail NatCap Wing Public Affairs at pa@natcapwg.cap.gov.


By Maj. Roger Cox
Fairfax Composite Squadron commander