Falcon Field Civil Air Patrol Squadron held a change of cadet leadership ceremony on Thursday evening, August 19, at Union Methodist Church, Peachtree City, where the CAP unit meets every Thursday night at 7 p.m. The incoming Cadet Commander, 17 year-old Cadet/Maj. Aaron Pendleton of Brooks who is home schooled, received the unit flag from Lt. Col Greg Clasen, Squadron Commander. In the same ceremony, 17 year-old Cadet/1st Lt. Daniel Schulz of Peachtree City, a senior at McIntosh High School, was named Cadet Deputy Commander.
Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Greg Clasen of Peachtree City, a pilot for Delta Air Lines and a graduate of the U. S. Air Force Academy, remarking on the selection process for the new head cadet, said, “Our squadron is blessed with a wealth of cadet talent, and that alone made the choice difficult. So, what the selection board recommended, and what I did, was to appoint both Cadets Pendleton and Schulz, with Pendleton to serve first, and Schulz to follow”.
The Peachtree City Squadron, officially designated GA-116, is one of the highest rated and largest squadrons in the CAP Georgia Wing. For more information please visit the CAP website at GoCivilAirPatrol.com and our local squadron website at www.GAWG.CAP.gov/GA116.
Civil Air Patrol is the official Auxiliary of the United States Air Force and as such has three main missions: Emergency Services (including search and rescue), Aerospace Education, and The Cadet Program for young people ages 12 to 18. Both adult visitors and prospective cadets are invited and welcome at all squadron meetings. No flying background is necessary for membership.
CAP was founded on December 1, 1941 and made an Official Auxiliary of the U. S. Air Force in 1947. Today, the all-volunteer organization has more than 53,000 members in all 50 states, the National Capital, Puerto Rico, and at several locations overseas.
