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Cadet TSgt Peter Dasilva, Green Brook, gets CAP Wright Brothers
Cadet TSgt Peter Dasilva, of Green Brook, receives the Civil Air Patrol Wright Brothers Award. This is the first cadet milestone within CAP.
Shown L – R: Major Judith Bascone, Lone Eagle Composite Squadron Commander, Lt Col Carol McCloud, former Group 221 Commander, Cadet TSgt Peter Dasilva, and father, Capt Daniel Dasilva .
Recently, Cadet TSgt Peter Dasilva, Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, was presented with his Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Wright Brothers Award by Lt Col Carol McCloud, former Group 221 Commander, NJ Wing, at the Morristown National Guard Armory, NJ.
Cadet TSgt Peter Dasilva is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel DaSilva of Green Brook, NJ. He is in the 7th grade at St. Elizabeth School, Bernardsville, NJ.
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Within the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, he has served in the color guard . Further, he plans on attending The NJ Wing Basic Encampment this summer at JBMDL.
The Wright Brothers award is presented after completing Phase I, "The Learning Phase," consisting of the first three achievements of the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. In addition, the cadet must pass a comprehensive examination on leadership including drill and ceremonies.
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The Lone Eagle Composite Squadron meets on Wednesday nights at the Morristown National Guard Armory, NJ. Youth can start the cadet program at age twelve. 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. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, 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 80 lives annually. CAP’s 57,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief, and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies.
CAP also plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to 24,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com for more information. At the NJ State, Group, and Squadron level, visit respectively: www.njwg.cap.gov , www.group221.njwg.cap.gov , and www.loneeagle.org .
