All Topics - 2022 Archive
Cadet Orientation Flights-A Story About The End and the Beginning By 1st Lt Roger Aylstock Texas Wing, Group V Public Affairs Officer David Lee "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron Public Affairs Officer In the summer of 1964, a young boy tentatively walked onto the flightline at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton,...
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Color Guard Presents at CAF Dinner Dance
The Color Guard from TX-435 presented the Colors at the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) annual Dinner Dance. This event was held at the CAF hangar at the San Marcos airport on Saturday evening, November 5, 2022. Members of the Color Guard were: C/MSgt Padilla, C/2dLt Lewis, C/CMSgt Harrison, and C/CMSgt...
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Cadets march in San Marcos Parade
Cadets and Seniors from TX-435 marched in the San Marcos Veteran's Day Parade on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The parade was approximately a half mile long and cadets and seniors that participated were: Cadets: MSgt Seidel, CMSgt Nash Q, MSgt Del Toro, SMSgt Nguyen, CMSgt Nash L, CMSgt Pennington, TSgt...
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September 2022 Promotions
On 27 September 2022 TX435 cadets received the following Promotions: Achievement 1 (Airman) Donovan Noss Achievement 3 (Senior Airman) Junek Wright Brothers (Staff Sergeant) Evans Achievement 5 (Master Sergeant) Del Toro McNutt Seidel Achievement 6 (Senior Master Sergeant) Bailey Nguyen Billy Mitchell (Second Lieutenant) Lewis Achievement 14 (Major) Urquiola Photos...
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August 2022 Promotions and Change of Command
On 23 August 2022, TX435 held a promotion ceremony and Cadet Commander Change of Command The following badges and ranks were presented: Rocketry Badges (earned 30 July 2022): Turner Ashby Sierra Coleman Ethan Harrison Joshua Jancik Gabriel Junek Gabe Muldrow Quinn Nash Matalyn Petrey Moise Rhodes Mathis Seidel Cadet Promotions:...
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Summer Encampment 2022
Pictures and Story by C/CMSgt Ethan Pennington, Encampment Public Affairs Office Staff 12 Cadets from TX-435 attended the Texas Wing Summer Encampment held June 17-26, 2022 at Camp Maxey, north of Paris, TX. In addition, two of our cadets attended their first Encampment as Students out of state, one in...
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Maj Jents Receives Award From Minnesota Wing
Major Chuck Jents, CAP, who is a recent transplant to the TX-435 Tex Hill Squadron from Minnesota, received the 2021 Minnesota Wing Powered Orientation Pilot of the Year from the TX-435 squadron commander, Capt. Mauricio Urquiola. Major Jents flew 8 SDWG CAP Cadets during their Summer Encampment, 32 MNWG CAP...
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Texas Wing Cadet Soars as a Diver and Glider Pilot
For some people, soaring is a natural state.
C/Capt Colin Agor of SWR-TX-428 is one of them. In the span of 10 days in July, the springboard diver and glider pilot won AAU Boys 16 national diving championships on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards and successfully completed a checkride to earn a private pilot glider license.
C/Capt. Urquiola Solos in Powered Flight Academy
Cadet Capt. Ian Urquiola of the San Marcos David Lee “Tex” Hill Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) soloed this week in the Shirley Martin Powered Flight Academy at A.L. Mangum Jr Airport in Nacogdoches, TX. The Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol hosted the Flight Academy...
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Squadron Members Assist at San Marcos Airshow
Cadets and Senior members from the David Lee "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron TX-435 supported the Go Wheels Up! airshow held at the San Marcos airport on Saturday May 28th. 17 cadets and 7 senior members participated in the event which started at 0700 with the early shift of cadets and...
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