The Squadron is looking forward to having a Milestone Promotion Ceremony on the 21st of August at the American Legion Post 10 in Wenatchee. We have had two Promotions to Cadet 2nd LT and three Cadets to Cadet Staff Sgt. These cadets will receive certificates of achievements and each a challenge coins by the Presenting Officer. The ceremony will take place in front of friends and family members.
With the 90th anniversary of the Trans-Pacific flight of Miss Veedol (Pilot Clyde Pangborn and Co- pilot Hugh Herndon) right around the corner, we are pleased to announce that a partnership has bloomed between the cadets of the Pangborn Composite Squadron and the Misawa Cadet Squadron, located on Misawa Air Base, Japan. Capt Jeff MacHott, CAP, who is the latest Commander of the Misawa Squadron, currently a Technical Sergeant with the Air Force, contacted Capt Audra Keyanna, who is the Deputy Commander for Cadets for our Pangborn squadron. He was requesting to become our “sister squadron” here in the United States. The two members spent 90 minutes talking via a Google Video Conference last week, navigating the 16 hours’ time difference to plan some ways to engage cadets in both of our squadrons and to share resources. Over the next few weeks, the cadets will assemble care packages to send to each other, which will highlight their respective towns and squadrons. These will be opened the week of the Miss Veedol anniversary to “introduce themselves.” Knowing this is only the first step to the relationship, we look forward to sharing more news in the future!
Pangborn Squadron is also participating in a Nation-wide contest with 100 other squadrons, in a High Attitude Balloon Challenge. The squadrons will each select items and place them in capsules. The capsules are then placed into a larger container and raised to an attitude of 100,000 feet. The capsules spend a determined amount of time at that attitude and then returned to each squadron for evaluation. The cadets will determine the effects caused at 100,00 feet (near the edge of space) and write their results in a final report. If we submit the best report, the squadron will receive a check for $5,000 and a certificate. The cadets have been working hard on this project for several weeks.
