Two Thunderbird Cadets Earn Billy Mitchell Award

9 September 2006
Houston, TX- Two Thunderbird Composite Squadron cadets earned the Billy Mitchell Award and promoted to Cadet Officer in a ceremony Tuesday September 5, 2006 at West Houston Airport. Presented by Group 4 Commander Maj Dennis Cima C/2d Lt Sharya Quereshi and C/2d Lt Annabel Andrews were promoted to Cadet 2d Lt.

Both cadets are members of the Thunderbird Squadron competition color guard team. They proudly represented Texas at the Southwest Region Cadet Competition this past April in Tuscan AZ. C/2d Lt Quereshi was also a member of the 2004 color guard team that advanced to the national level. C/2d Lt Andrews is an active member who is also in the process of earning Girl Scout Gold Award. This prestigious award is presented to only 1% of the active Girl Scouts in the US.  These young ladies have also participated in many CAP activities such as Texas Wing Encampments, leadership schools, glider academy, Wings Over Houston Air show and CAC (Cadet Advisory Counsel).

CAP, the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, performs 95 percent of all continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. More than 56,000 volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the almost 25,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing "missions for America" for more than 60 years.

Article and photos submitted by 1^st Lt Denise Thompson