Carroll Composite CAP Squadron works with community partners

Middle River, Maryland. The Civil Air Patrol Carroll Composite Squadron supports its community in many ways. One activity is with our collaboration with the Maryland Air National Guard (ANG) 175th Wing on cook details. On Aug. 2, 2014, nine Carroll cadets and four senior members volunteered with ANG personnel to prepare and serve hundreds of ANG members a midday meal.

ANG mess staff delegated and monitored duty assignments which varied from food preparation to cleanup. Everyone helped to prepare a complete meal including entrée’s salads, sides and deserts. Carroll cadets took on their assignments with gusto. Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt) Christopher Alder, chef extraordinaire, took charge of grilling hundreds of pork chops. After food preparation, cadets Alder, C/CMSgt Caleb and Staff Sergeant Jonah Scanlan, C/CMSgt Landon Thorpe and Technical Sergeant Taylor Schwartzbeck joined Carroll seniors 2nd Lieutenants (Lt) Randall Budge and Sandra Yerger on the meal service line. Squadron commander LtCol Frank Jarosinski and 1st Lt Brian Woryk assisted by cadet airmen Jacob Evangelist, and Jonathan Blake worked tray detail and all helped to clean the area after the meal was served. Cadets and ANG personnel, worked together as cohesive unit to a successful end. Although it was hard work, the gratitude expressed by ANG personnel was well appreciated.

The Carroll Composite Squadron as part of the Civil Air Patrol is committed to providing extensive opportunities for cadets and seniors to learn, have fun, be part of a team that is also involved with its community in emergency services and support of Homeland security. Teens and adults are extended an open invitation to join us in our commitment to excellence. Come, be part of a great life-fulfilling experience!!

The Carroll Composite Squadron meets 7 p.m. Tuesday evenings at the Hilltop Assembly of God Church Hall at 30 North Cranberry Road in Westminster, Maryland. Prospective cadets, ages 12-18, and their parents are always welcome. Adults seeking mentoring opportunities are invited as well. For more information, email carrollcomposite@yahoo.com or visit www.carrollcap.org. You can also follow the Squadron on Facebook at www.facebook.com/capcarrollcomposite

Nearly 1,600 CAP members serve in Maryland. Last year wing members flew 13 search and rescue missions. The wing was credited with five finds and one life saved. Maryland Wing flew 32 missions for the State of Maryland. Members flew 2,106 hours in all mission categories. Volunteers contributed services estimated at 4.6 million dollars. For more information, contact the Maryland Wing at www.mdcap.org or follow the wing on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MarylandWingCivilAirPatrol.

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 60,000 members nationwide, operating a fleet of 550 aircraft. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs about 85 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 70 lives annually. Its unpaid professionals also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 25,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet programs. Performing missions for America for over 70 years, CAP will receive the Congressional Gold Medal in 2015 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.gocivilairpatrol.com, www.capvolunteernow.com and www.capgoldmedal.com for more information.

Article by: 1stLt Alice Raatjes, Public Affairs Officer, Carroll Composite Squadron.