Cadets from the San Marcos Civil Air Patrol squadron performed some community service and got to see some vintage airplanes, motorcycles and cars at the Old Kingbury Aerodrome on Saturday, May 1. A large event had been planed at the Aerodrome which is 23 miles south of the San Marcos...
On Tuesday evening, April 27, the San Marcos Squadron conducted a cadet awards ceremony and a Cadet Commander Change of Command. The following promotions and awards were presented: Achievement 1 - Airman: John Curry Joshua Martinez Moise Rhodes Mathis Seidel Robert Bailey Achievement 4 - TSgt: Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker Isaac...
Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Andrew Wilson of the David Lee "Tex" Hill Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Composite Squadron in San Marcos was recently accepted into the Cadet Wings Program. Cadet Wings provides funded training to selected Civil Air Patrol cadets to earn their Private Pilot Certificate in the Airplane (Single...
San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson presented the Billy Mitchell Award to three cadets from the David Lee "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol in San Marcos, Texas on Tuesday evening, March 23, 2021. Cadet 2nd Lieutenants Lincoln Brewer, Connor Hawkins and Jeremiah Wood received the award at...
The Civil Air Patrol cadets of the “Tex” Hill Composite Squadron in San Marcos have just kicked off a month-long fitness activity, March Into Fitness, that will test their resolve and increase their fitness scores required for promotion. Cadet 2d Lt Lincoln Brewer authored the operation plan for the activity...
1st Lt Roger Aylstock got to fly over the USAF Boneyard while flying his Cessna 172 from Southern California to Texas in December. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG), often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in...
Welcome to our ninth installment of our Throwback Thursday feature. If this is your first time vising our Throwback Thursday feature, be sure to check out the others by clicking the Throwback Thursday link in the “Categories” section to the right. Today we feature Maj Matthew Congrove in pictures from...
On Saturday, 24 October, C/SMSGT Wilson was able to solo! He has been taking lessons at Black Hound Aviation at the San Marcos Airport and his flight instructor is Capt Urquiola, the Deputy Commander for Cadets for our squadron. C/SMSGT Wilson soloed in a Cessna 172 and immediately afterwards, Capt...
On Saturday, 24 October, several squadron cadets got to test a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) kit activity on drones. 2nd Lt Roger Ball, squadron Aerospace Education Officer, arranged for the acquisition of the two kits and organized the event. C/SMSGT Wilson, a licensed drone operator, conducted training on...
Lt Col Mike Duc, our squadron Standardization/Evaluation Officer, just returned from a week in Indiana where he participated in the USAF’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). The RPP provides accelerated instruction that identifies future pilots, navigators and other crew members to help address the Air Force’s potential pilot shortage. The program...
