Civil Air Patrol Cadets Receive Awards and Promotions

Major Joseph Bisnov, 399th Composite Squadron Commander, conducted an awards and promotion ceremony for cadets on September 20, 2016 at squadron head quarters, located at Danbury Municipal Airport. The ceremony underscores the dedication and hard work cadets put in to advance in Civil Air Patrol's cadet program.

*Cadet Second Lieutenant Noah Stillman was presented with the Billy Mitchell Award. Stillman earned the Mitchell Award after completion of the first eight achievements in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program, passing a physical fitness test, and a comprehensive examination covering leadership theory and aerospace topics.

*Cadet Liam Waldron promoted to Cadet Master Sergeant and earned the Lindbergh Achievement.

*Cadet Ainsley Keller promoted to Cadet Airman First Class and earned the Arnold Achievement.

*Cadet Cristhyan Navarro promoted to Cadet Airman and earned the Curry Achievement.

Civil Air Patrol offers youth aged 12-18 unique opportunities in aerospace education, leadership development, search and rescue training, and much more. Students and parents are invited to attend meetings on Tuesday nights, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at 21 Miry Brook Road, Danbury, Connecticut. Come learn about the benefits of belonging to one of America’s finest youth programs.

To learn more contact pao@399cap.org or visit www.facebook.com/399thCompositeSquadron

Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force, which consists of regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees. CAP, in its Total Force role, operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and 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 78 lives annually. Civil Air Patrol’s 56,000 members nationwide also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Its members additionally play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 24,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet program. Performing missions for America for the past 75 years, CAP received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 in honor of the heroic efforts of its World War II veterans. CAP also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. Visit www.capvolunteernow.com for more information.