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Senior members participate in national activities

posted Aug 13, 2011 8:36 AM by IT Officer   [ updated Aug 15, 2011 4:33 PM ]
During the 2011 Summer, two Senior members of the Wicomico Composite Squadron participated in and served on the staff of two national activities.  Capt David Argentieri, Squadron Commander and Lt Col Kenneth Thom were present at the Air Force Space Command Familiarization course and the 2011 AirVenture, respectively.

Each year since 1994, the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has sponsored CAP special activities at Peterson AFB to showcase AFSPC roles and missions to cadets (age 15-21) from throughout the nation. Capt Argentieri served as the project's finance officer and cadet mentor.  This program is intended to motivate young men and women to the ideals of leadership and service through aerospace education and training.  Attendees are CAP cadets who are interested in aerospace careers and/or military service.  
 
The Peterson AFB program is the most comprehensive resource available across the Colorado Front Range to introduce cadets to the five areas of space operations: satellite command and control, missile warning, space surveillance/space control, missile operations, and spacelift. The Peterson program also visits the Air Force Academy to introduce cadets to opportunities available in aerospace engineering.

Twenty-five cadets explored Peterson AFB and select external activities over a week including a visit to the Air Force Academy.  They were introduced to the  five areas of space operations: satellite command and control, missile warning, space surveillance/space control, missile operations, and space-lift as well as the opportunities available in aerospace engineering.

 
 
 

Photo credit:  Capt Argentieri






 The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) holds its annual convention and fly-in, called AirVenture, at Whitman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  During the one-week event, from July 25 to 31 this year, more than 10,000 airplanes and 550,000 people come to Oshkosh to see the latest in aircraft design and attend numerous workshops and clinics.  For the last several years, Lt. Col. Kenneth Thom, the Deputy Commander for Seniors at the Wicomico Composite Squadron of CAP, has attended AirVenture.  He is one of the over 5,000 volunteers with his area of responsibility being to assist in the many administrative tasks required to make the event a success.  Lt  Col Thom and his daughter Capt Cate Easmunt, also a member of the Wicomico Composite Squadron, flew to Oshkosh on Tuesday, 26 July, camped in the "North 40" area for the duration of the show, and then flew home on Monday, 01 August.

The picture to the left was taken on Tuesday, 26 July, to highlight the arrival of the Boeing B-29 Super-fortress “FiFi,” the only flying B-29 in the world.  The picture also illustrates a significant portion of Whitman Regional Airport and the thousands of airplanes parked there. Runway 9-27 is along the left edge of the picture and a portion of Runway 18-36 can be seen near the top. The parking area below the portion of the fuselage of the B-29 aft of the wings is the "North 40" parking area. The upper left portion of the picture shows the Warbird area and the upper right portion shows much of the Home-built area and a little bit of the Vintage area.
 
 

Photo credit: Capt Easmunt