The Raritan Valley Composite Squadron, CAP, CyberRavens win CyberPatriot Awards

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L to R:, Maxine Rauch,NE Region President, Cadets SSgt Garrett Leung, MSgt Trevor Shu, 2d Lt James Case, Howard Leach, NJ President, AFA, and Lt Col Amy Myzie, Commander, Raritan Valley Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol.

Recently, the Raritan Valley Composite Squadron, CAP, CyberEagles team was recognized for their CyberPatriot VI NJ first place finish and Most Improved team in the All Service Division at the NJ Air Force Association’s Convention at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Additional team member Cadet TSgt Heli Patel and Coach Capt Jaysin Maskarenas are not shown.

CyberPatriot is a national high and now middle school cyber defense competition modeled after the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Each team consists of a teacher/coach, and from two to six students and the coach can now coach up to five teams. The team registration provides access to the software, participant materials, and all travel expenses for teams qualifying for the in-person competitions. For more details and to enroll in CyberPatriot VII, see: http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/ .

The enrollment deadline is Oct 10th with the first two competition rounds scheduled for Oct 24-26 and Nov 14-16. The final in-person all paid competition will be held at the AFA’s CyberFutures Conference, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD, on March 11-15, 2015.
The Air Force Association educates the public on the critical role of aerospace power in our nation’s defense and supports the United States Air Force and its auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. For more information visit web sites at: www.afa.org , www.njairforceassoc.org , and www.gocivilairpatrol.org .