On Tuesday, 20 February, the cadets of TX-435 launched a high-altitude balloon from the San Marcos Regional Airport. This Aerospace Education activity was provided by Lt Michael Kappas from the Group 5 headquarters. The balloon is classified as a Pico Balloon which is defined by avweb.com as ‘an ultra-lightweight plastic...
On 19 December, the David Lee “Tex” Hill Composite Squadron held its annual Awards Ceremony. The squadron took time out from its normal training to recognize the special achievements and awards earned by its members over the past year. The ceremony was held at the squadron’s facility at the San...
C/Lt Col Ian Uriquiola along with his father Capt Mauricio Uriquiola got to participate recently in a unique CAP event—the delivery of a brand new Cessna 172 to the Stinson Squadron in San Antonio, TX. The two pilots flew the airplane from the Cessna Customer Delivery Center at the Independence...
Connor Davis’s journey to the cockpit of a USAF jet started when he joined the Civil Air Patrol at the age of 14. He was a Cadet in the David Lee ‘Tex’ Hill squadron located at the San Marcos Regional Airport, eventually becoming a Flight Commander. He spent the majority...
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ian Urquiola passed his Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) checkride and achieved his Private Pilot’s License on Monday, August 14, 2023 at the San Marcos Airport. This event fulfilled a dream that started nearly five and a half years earlier when at the age of 12, Ian first...
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets, parents, and senior members from three local CAP squadrons from San Marcos, Randolph Air Force Base, and Austin participated in a high-altitude balloon launch on Saturday, July 29 at the San Marcos Regional Airport. The high-altitude balloon program is a partnership between CAP and several...
On Saturday, May 6th, approximately 30 cadets, senior members, and parents travelled to Lackland AFB in San Antonio for a C-5 cargo aircraft tour hosted by the Public Affairs Office of the 433rd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, where the C-5s are assigned at Lackland AFB. The Public Affairs...
On Friday, April 28th, approximately 20 cadets and seven senior members from TX-435 attended a bivouac at the San Marcos River Retreat in San Marcos, Texas. The bivouac is an overnight camping experience chaperoned by CAP senior members. The purposes are to provide opportunities for cadets to complete tasks for...
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,...
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...
