WC Airport to Host Civil Air Patrol Promotion Ceremony

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On Wednesday, March 14th, the staff of the Anthony L. Willsea Cadet Squadron 422 will conduct a special “Four Winds Ceremony” celebrating Cadet Max Rogovin’s ascension to Cadet Officer and his assumption of Cadet Command of the Civil Air Patrol squadron.

Mayors Thomas Roach of White Plains and Norman Rosenblumof Mamaroneck will be on hand to participate in the ceremony and to present awards to cadet members being recognized for their volunteerservice and achievements. Members of the Mamaroneck Board of Trustees as well as a representative from Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s office will also be in attendance.

There will be a Color Guard presentation conducted by Squadron 422 along with members of the Yonkers Amelia Earhart Cadet Squadron 249.

The event will take place in the first floor conference room, Building #1, 24 Loop Rd, at 8:00 PM. 

Besides cadet programs, CAP provides Westchester County with important emergency services including search and rescue (ground and air), disaster relief, advanced aerial reconnaissance, shelter management, communication capabilities and counter drug efforts in conjunction with Homeland Security, Fema, the Red Cross, local offices of emergency management and other agencies.

The Anthony L. Willsea Cadet Squadron, consisting of nineteen cadets and eleven senior members, meets weekly on Wednesday nights, 7:15 p.m., at Westchester County Airport.

For more information contact Captain Andres Bermudez at andres@bermudez.cc or 914-319-0617.

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a non-profit organization with 61,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force Auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) and was credited with saving 113 lives in fiscal year 2010.

Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 26,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for Americafor 70 years. It is a major partner of Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. For more information, visit www.capvolunteernow.com

There are nearly 4,000 members of CAP in New York. The members of New York wing participate in all three missions of CAP: Emergency Services (Search and Rescue), Cadet Programs and Aerospace Education.

For information about CAP’s New York wing, visit www.nywg.cap.gov.