Gainesville Composite Squadron - Civil Air Patrol

Welcome to Gainesville Civil Air Patrol

Thank you for visiting the Gainesville Composite Squadron website. We are located in Gainesville, Florida. Our members have been serving the community, state, and nation for over 50 years.

We welcome you to browse our site. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Announcements

This Week

The meeting this Thursday (8 January) will be shortened. We will be administering PT testing for cadets. The duration will be from 1830-1945. The uniform will be PT gear, consisting of shorts/pants and either a Squadron/CAP t-shirt or Gator shirt. If there are any questions please use your chain of command. Go Gators!

Cadets Complete Winter Encampment

Join us in congratulating C/Colonel and C/Eades on successfully completing the 2008-2008 FLWG Winter Encampment. Also, special thanks to C/Davidson (Alpha Flight Sergeant) and C/Lhota (Echo Flight Commander) who served as staff members.

Annual Awards Banquet Held

On Thursday, 4 December, the squadron held its annual Awards Banquet at Waldo First Baptist Church. The guest speaker was Maj Gen Maurice Edmonds, US Army (Ret). General Edmonds served two tours in Vietnam. Both of his sons are Army officers, and one is a helicopter pilot. General Edmonds is a graduate of UF, and lettered there in sports. He gave an outstanding talk about the value of a CAP Cadet membership, the importance of quality leadership, and the importance of good role models, both in the family, and in such organizations as CAP.

Honored guests included Brig Gen (ret) Paul Albritton and his wife Pat, and Lt Col John Edsall, Group 2 Commander. Both gentlemen presented awards.

Promotions included:

C/1st Lt Daniel Cook
C/2dLt Tiffany Jakowczuk (Mitchell Award)
C/TSgt Tyler Gwynn
C/TSgt MaryElizabeth Dowell
C/SrA Justin Tuttle
C/SrA Robert Baldree
C/SrA John Deemer
C/SrA Zachary Smith
C/A1C Caleb Eades

Awards presented included:

Air Force Association Award - C/1st Lt Timothy Lhota
Air Force Sergeants Association Award - C/2d Lt Tiffany Jakowczuk
VFW C/NCO of the Year - C/CMSgt Joshua Davidson
Cadet of the Year - C/TSgt Tyler Gwynn
C/NCO of the Year - C/TSgt MaryElizabeth Dowell
C/Airman of the Year - C/SrA Justin Tuttle
Most improved Cadet - C/SrA Zachary Smith
Leadership Award - C/A1C Caleb Eades
Parent Award - 2d Lt Donnie Tuttle
Florida Wing Honor Society - C/SrA Hannah Mellot
FLWG Honor Society of Distinction - C/2d Lt Tiffany Jakowczuk
FLWG Honor Society of Distinction - C/CMSgt Joshua Davidson
FLWG Honor Society of Distinction - C/1st Lt Timothy Lhota

Additionally, the squadron presented Maj Christian Campbell with a going-away gift - of a series of photos mounted and framed, and a trophy-styled plaque in appreciation for his work and efforts with the Cadet Program. The presentation was made by the Lhota father and son team.

Congratulations, 142, on an outstanding year!

Gainesville Cadets Earn Place In FLWG Honor Society

Four members of Gainesville Composite Squadron have earned recognition as members of the Florida Wing Cadet Honor Society. To earn this honor, cadets must score an average of 90% or higher per achievement on three consecutive achievements or milestones. New inductees are:

C/Joseph Cook
C/MaryElizabeth Dowell
C/Tyler Gwynn
C/Hannah Mellott

In addition, C/Timothy Lhota and C/Joshua Davidson have become just the third and fourth cadet in Florida Wing to earn the honor of Florida Wing Cadet Honor Society Member of Distinction, having achieved 90% or higher average for another three achievements past the initial award. The gentlemen join fellow squadron member C/Tiffany Jakowczuk in this elite group.

Since its inception, eleven members of Gainesville Composite Squadron have been inducted into the Honor Society. This means that over 10% of the Society's inductees are from our squadron. Outstanding!