“We Seek, We Find”
“We Seek,
___We Find”__
The motto of our squadron has a deeper meaning than the obvious emergency services connotations. It speaks of our quest to find able and willing professional volunteers to perform our three missions, Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs and Emergency Services. As a composite squadron, we are dedicated to providing the young men and women who join as cadets with the environment and structure to grow and develop into responsible, self-reliant and productive future leaders of our country. We do all of this promoting and living CAP’s core values, Integrity, Volunteer Service, Excellence and Respect.
Cable Composite Squadron 25 Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members had the honor of virtually hosting Colonel Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.), a distinguished graduate of USAFA Class of 1996, former Commander of the 333rd Fighter Squadron, the first female pilot of the USAF Thunderbirds, and a former CAP Cadet of Squadron 25. Colonel Malachowski's inspirational story and lasting impact on aspiring young adults from multiple generations left a profound impression on the members.
Said Col Malachowski on her LinkedIn page:
I recently had the pleasure of doing a Zoom visit with some Civil Air Patrol Cadets from Cable Composite Squadron 25, located in Upland, California. As many people know, I got my start as a cadet in Civil Air Patrol at age 12....in this very same squadron.
We talked about my path from CAP cadet ➡️ fighter pilot ➡️ Thunderbird pilot ➡️ professional speaker....and everything in between. They asked a lot of thoughtful questions covering topics from how to prepare for a career in the military and what it feels like to fly in a fighter jet, to overarching life lessons and advice.
It was pretty special to connect with the cadets from my old squadron, knowing that room was full of service-oriented, talented young Americans. Turns out - that I had met one Captain in the Squadron before - I was his cadet flight sergeant at a CAP encampment back when we were 13 years old!
I can't recommend CAP enough, especially for kids - military aspirations or not! It helps build character, confidence, and develop community leaders. What’s not to love?
Fun fact: CAP even funded my flying lessons in high school!
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Pacific Region, Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol’s California Wing
Thursday April 30th,2023 1st Lt. Seidel recieved his commendation for completing level 2 training curriculum.
Today, Squadron 25 cadets and senior members had the honor of virtually hosting Colonel Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.), a distinguished graduate of USAFA Class of 1996, former Commander of the 333th Fighter Squadron, the first female pilot of the USAF Thunderbirds, and a former CAP cadet of Cable Composite Squadron 25. Colonel Malachowski's inspirational story and lasting impact on aspiring young adults from multiple generations left a profound impression on our members.
Cadet Oreintation Flights 3/25/23
First flight of the morning taking off
Remember. Honor. Teach. - Wreaths Across America is an annual event that brings remembrance to the fallen veterans of the United States, honor those who serve, and to teach children about the importance of freedom.
On Saturday, December 17, cadets of Cable Composite Squadron 25 volunteered at Riverside National Cemetery to serve the community and to lay wreaths to support the value of Wreaths Across America.
Last night marked the first major milestone of our return to the moon. Crewed by three test mannequins and Snoopy, Artemis 1 launched from pad 39B (of Apollo fame) with 15% more power than the Saturn V rocket. The next mission, Artemis 2, will be a crewed mission that will orbit the moon, and Artemis 3 will mark our first time landing humans on the moon since 1972. That mission will also make history with the first woman on the moon and the first person of color. Below is a great overview of the Artemis program in three parts. It’s definitely worth a watch.
Cadets returned from UBWC 2022 with the "Spirit Award" for being encouraging to all and a 2nd place in Ground. Also, a big thank you to the Fungs for helping to staff the event.
This Thursday meeting RECAP!
Thursday we saw lots of promotions and awards. Promotions are a great way to advance in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program and we are happy to see disciplined and motivated cadets. Also, C/2Lt Dylan Fung was awarded the Billy Mitchel Award meaning he is now a cadet officer and has entered into phase 3 of the cadet leadership program. He will now have more responsibilities and we are proud to have a new officer. Also, C/TSgt Jacob De Leon was awarded an Achievement award for his professionalism, athletic capabilities, and a strong member of a team. We are proud to have Sergeant De Leon as capable role model to our cadets. Congratulations to you all. #cap #CivilAirPatrol #CivilairpatrolCadet #squadron25
At last night's meeting, Squadron 25 held a change of command ceremony, at which Capt Travis Carney was relieved by 1st Lt Scott Schwartz. Best of luck to Lt Schwartz in his new command, and congratulations to all award recipients recognized at the event. Many thanks to Maj Ken Benner for presiding over the ceremony.
Attention, CAP Cadet and composite squadrons: AFA Aerospace Education is providing free registrations for both the CyberPatriot and StellarXplorers programs for Civil Air Patrol squadron teams. When registering, remember to use squadron charter # and name to identify the team as CAP.
1- CyberPatriot is for middle and high school (All Service) teams: www.uscyberparitiot.org. Registration closes 5 October! (Can add team member names later.) Register at www.uscyberpatriot.org/competition/Competition-Overview/join-the-competition
2- StellarXplorers is for high school teams: www.stellarxplorers.org
Registration closes 17 October. Register at www.stellarxplorers.org/register.html
Cadets and Parents!!
The application period for CadetInvest opens today! Now is the time to apply for Academic Scholarships, Cadet Wings, Flight Scholarships, Lift/Take-Off (for NCSA Financial Aid) and The USAFA Prep School Recommendation. For more information about each program and how to apply, visit: GoCivilAirPatrol.com/CadetInvest
www.facebook.com/CAWGIEGroup3/photos/a.10152395402689238/10160340698149238Shout out to the following Inland Empire Group 3 squadrons who were awarded the Quality Cadet Unit Award!
- 45th Composite Squadron, March ARB
- Cable Composite Squadron 25 (Upland)
- Redlands Cadet Squadron 411
These are the first awards this side of the pandemic for our units in our group!
For Redlands Cadet Squadron 411, this is their first QCUA since being founded in 2019 👏
For Cable Composite Squadron 25, this marks their second QCUA
For the 45th Composite Squadron at March ARB, this marks their 4th since the awards inception in 2010. Of note, the 45th is the only unit in California to have met 9 out of 10 item 🤩
Check out the 2021 Ultimate Bear & Wings Challenge
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A big congratulations to our encampment graduates and huge thank you to our cadet cadre who made their experience meaningful.
A big congratulations to our encampment graduates and huge thank you to our cadet cadre who made their experience meaningful.
Some of our cadets left for Encampment, yesterday. We anticipate they will return with more confidence, a better understanding of their capabilities, and a sense of accomplishment. If your child is at Encampment, a brief message from camp staff is also posted here.
Was a member
A bittersweet promotion ceremony at the 25th, former Chief Schwind returned from her first year in college and literally hit the ground running by attending CPC, Encampment, and crushing her HFT. She will return to college a Cadet 2nd Lieutenant! Pinning her, C/Maj Fung and C/Lt Ferrari will also be on their way to a higher education this year. We wish all of them the best of luck with their studies, but they will be sorely missed.
We’re very proud of our junior cadets moving up in the ranks, C/Amn Cetina to C/A1C, Cadet Keilson to C/Amn, Cadet Lombardo to C/Amn, and Cadet Gilmer to C/Amn. Superb job!
Congratulations to all of you. You have all made me very proud to have been just a small part of your success.
Congratulations
Congratulations
Last weekend, Cable Composite Squadron 25 hosted a Group 3/7 Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX). An Urban Direction Finding (UDF) team and five aircraft were deployed on multiple sorties to train for real-world emergency services missions. Thank you to the nearly 60 members who participated and made the weekend so productive and successful.
Well done Cable Composite Squadron 25 👏
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