Major Judith Bascone assumes command of Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol

Photo: Bascone Oath of Cmd_3305.jpg by Howard Leach with following caption.

Shown L – R: Major David Isom, Commander, Group 221, Major Judith Bascone, Commander, Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, Major Steven Kiss, former Commander, and Col. Steven Tracy, Commander, NJ Wing.

On June 7th, Captain Judith Bascone, of Mount Olive, NJ, was promoted to Major and took command of the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, with the oath of command from Col. Steven Tracy, Commander, NJ Wing. She has served at Lone Eagle as the Deputy Commander for Seniors for about two years as well as the primary Administrative, Personnel, and Professional Development Officer.

While at the Picatinny Composite Squadron, she served as the Public Affairs, Administrative, and Personnel Officer. She has volunteered at the Northeast Region Glider and NJ Wing encampments and at local community events including Miles for Matheny and at Memorial Day ceremonies and parades.

The Lone Eagle Composite Squadron meets on Wednesday nights at the Scout Cabin, Borough of Peapack-Gladstone, NJ. For more information about the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, contact Major Judith Bascone, Commander, at 973-876-2309 or Judith.Bascone@njwg.cap.gov . Also, see: www.loneeagle.org .

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 or www.njwg.cap.gov for more information.