Local cadet participates in Civil Air Patrol event

Duncan attends Texas A&M Spend the Night with Corps gathering

By LT. COL. LARRY WEBSTER

99th Composite Squadron

Cadet Senior Airman Madeline Duncan was selected to attend the annual Texas A& M Spend the with the Corps. The popular Spend the Night with the Corps (SNWC) program offers academically quali_ed high school juniors and seniors and transfer students a unique, _rst-hand experience of Corps and student life at Texas A& M. During the program Cadet Duncan met with current cadets and learned about their experiences in the Corps, hear from key staff about Corps experience, learn about advantages to joining the Corps and have the chance to visit with the Aggie Band director to talk about the world-famous Fightin” Texas Aggie Band.

There were presentations from different ROTC cadets talking about what they did and requirements to be accepted. After the presentations there was drill training. Everyone participated in a midnight yell then in the

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CAP Cadet Senior Airman Madeline Duncan (center) marching in formation at Texas A& M.

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morning attended a football game.

Cadet Duncan has been a member of the unit since May 2022. She has earned the Major General John F. Curry Award, General of the Air Force Hap Arnold Award, Colonel Mary Fiek Award, and the Crisis Service Award. As one of the cadet program benefits, she got an orientation flight in an airplane and flew the plane. The cadet program offers a chance for those who want to become a pilot to earn the pilot certificate and Civil Air Patrol pays for it. Cadets interested in the military can get advance promotion if they enlist in the military.

The 99th Composite Squadron meets on the first 3 Monday nights at the ASU Aviation Technical Center at 409 Taxiway in West Memphis from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. To learn more about Civil Air Patrol go to www.gocivilairpatrol.com or www.CAP.News. For more information about the 99th Composite Squadron and meetings, contact Lt Col Larry Webster at hornets 99compsq@aol.com.

About Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol is the longtime auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a valued member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 single- engine aircraft and more than 2,000 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). It performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 82 lives annually. CAP’s 54,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state, and local agencies. Operating as a nonprofit organization, CAP also plays a leading role in STEM/aerospace education, and its members serve as mentors to more than 20,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www. CAP.News or www.GoCivil AirPatrol.com for more information.

Pictured (left-to-right): Capt. Randy Vest, Arkansas Wing Cadet Programs Officer; Cadet Madeline Duncan; Margaret Duncan (Madeline’s mother) during her recent pinning ceremony.

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