Congratulations to the newest pilot in the United States, Sean Burque. Sean passed his Private Pilot Checkride this afternoon at the New Braunfels Airport (KBAZ). Sean joined the TX-435 San Marcos squadron in January of 2020 and has been a great help with the Information Technology of the squadron. Here...
Below is a message regarding a new Wing Funded CAP mission to allow squadrons to support local communities. As promised, here is the information regarding mission 20-C-5067 for our involvement in local agencies to facilitate COVID volunteer work. Please review the attachments. Lt Col Sides has graciously shared a document...
On Wednesday, May 13, the USAF Thunderbirds conducted a flyby of San Antonio and Austin From the Thunderbirds Twitter feed: "This flyover is dedicated to the brave men and women on the front lines battling #COVID. We can’t thank them enough for their hard work and dedication during this difficult...
Our squadron is continuing to support the community in the transport of supplies in support of COVIS-19. Lt Col Ron Diana flew a mission on April 30th where he flew the squadron airplane transporting six boxes of medical supplies up to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) in Lubbox, Texas....
With the surge to virtual meetings, we thought it might be helpful to share some virtual meeting etiquette guidelines. 1. Mute your microphone or phone when you are not talking. When you are not speaking in the meeting, mute your microphone. Your mic will pick up even small sounds like...
Texas Wing Senior Members - In addition to the April courses, TXWG will be hosting a Squadron Leadership School (SLS) and Corporate Learning Course (CLC) online via Adobe Connect in May and July. These courses present an opportunity for students to complete requirements for Level II and Level III of...
Texas Wing Senior Members, Texas Wing is hosting an online Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC) Basic course via Zoom April 13, April 15, and April 16 and an Intermediate TLC course April 20, April 22, and April 23. Both courses begin at 1900 and end at 2140 each day. The...
Welcome to our second installment of our Throwback Thursday feature. Today we have our previous squadron commander Lt Col Ron Diana in a picture from November 1977. This is 2LT Ron Diana at the Infantry Officers Basic Course at Fort Benning Georgia. Ron enlisted in the Army National Guard in...
Our squadron’s airplane flew out of Stinson airport with a load of medical supplies to Pecos Texas on March 26th and 27th. Lt Col Mike Duc flew our squadron’s airplane on Thursday and Lt Col Ron Diana flew on Friday. This request came as part of a support mission for...
Civil Air Patrol's David Lee "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron Seniors and Cadets participated at the Wimberley High School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Math) Fair on Saturday, 7 March 2020. The CAP unit provided aircraft simulators, robots, and other STEAM related items for interactive fun for attending families from...