Northwest Hills Composite Squadron CAP

The Northwest Hills Composite Squadron meets every Thursday night at the Torrington Armory, 153 South Main Street, Torrington, CT, from

1900 to 2130 hours (7:00pm to 9:30pm).

WWII AIRSHOW A "HOT" SUCCESS!

Members of NWHCS assisted Squadron 811 of the Pennsylvania Wing at Reading Regional Airport with the Mid Atlantic Air Museum's annual airshow. Members assisted with flight line security and parking in 18 different parking lots even with temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees. And you thought the Harwinton Fair was hard! Approximately 150 CAP members attended the event from Maryland, Connecticut and Pennsylvania in the three day event. More pictures are posted in the photo section.

TORRINGTON MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Members of the squadron marched on 24 May 2008 in the Memorial Day Parade held by the City of Torrington along with numerous other groups and bands. It was a beautiful day for the event and all went well. Click here for more photos.

RI ENCAMPMENT GRADUATES 8 OF NW HILLS CADETS!

8 members of the squadron graduated Saturday from the Rhode Island Wing Basic Encampment held at Camp Varnum, RI during the past week. From left to right are Cadet Jasmin, Cadet Ehmke, Cadet Pilbro, Cadet Racenet, Cadet Buyak, Cadet Balthazar Cadet Luitermoza and Cadet Miville. Cadet Bathazar and Cadet Miville were members of Alpha Flight which took honor flight for the encampment. Congratulations to all!

Go to the photo section for more images.

COLONEL BRIAN DUFFY, NASA ASTRONAUT VISITS NEAM.

NASA Astronaut and USAF Colonel Brian Duffy visited the New England Air Museum for their annual Space Expo on 30 Mar 08. Seen here in the center posing with CT Wing members from the Torrington, Danbury, Hartford and New Haven squadrons at the conclusion of events for the day. CTWG CAP provided assistance to the museum by parking cars and manning displays throughout the facility. Colonel Duffy has flown four times on shuttle missions, twice as the pilot and twice as the commander.

C/2ND LT. PARSONS JOINS CT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

C/2nd Lt. Parson has made a big leap in his life and signed up for the Connecticut Army National Guard last Thursday. Lt. Parsons will be specializing in Information Technology when he finishes Basic Training and Fort Jackson, SC. His AIT (Advanced Individualized Training) will be at Fort Gordon, GA. Because of Lt. Parsons guard status he will be able to maintain his cadet status in CAP until he turns 21 years old and will stay a valuable asset to the squadron. Good luck! Jakob!

C/2ND LT. NEVILLE MAKES BIG MOVE IN CADET PROGRAM

Cadet Zachary Neville was promoted to the new rank of Cadet 2nd Lieutenant and given the General Billy Mitchell award by National Headquarters for completion of Phase 2 of the cadet program. Photos of the event can be viewed by clicking here.

CALENDAR
Be sure to visit the calendar page for information about upcoming events. Mark these dates on your own calendars at home. Cadets are reminded they must request permission to participate from parents. This should be done early on. In addition, a CT Wing Form 50R must be completed and submitted prior to participating in the event. The form is available in MS Word format on calendar page. Cadets may not advance in rank without participation in squadron activities.

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15 Aug 2008 11:42

Lt. Col. Paul F. Rowen

Squadron Commander

	Northwest Hills Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary of the United States Air Force
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The next meeting will be 21 Aug 08 and week 3 of the schedule. The uniform of the day is the BDU uniform. Moral Leadership and ES training are scheduled.