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Cadet Steven Lang Achieves Earhart Award
Written by 1 Lt Terese Barta
Sunday, 27 December 2009
StevensPoint, Wisconsin.Cadet Steven Lang, a member of the Stevens Point Composite Squadron, joined an elite group of cadets as he was
presented the Amelia Earhart Award.
The award was
presented by Squadron Commander Maj Virginia Suarino, assisted by Group
Commander LTC Denese Helgeland, at the December 7 squadron meeting.
The Earhart
Award honors one of the nation’s premier female aviation pioneers. It is the
third of four major milestones of the cadet program, and can only be certified
and awarded by National Headquarters.
According to the
Cadet Programs Office at National Headquarters, only 5% of Civil Air Patrol
cadets achieve the Earhart Award.
Accompanying
this award, Lang also received a promotion to the grade of Cadet Captain. Cadet
Lang chose to have his rank pinned on by family friend and pastor Rev. William Nesbitt
and his wife Lisa Nesbitt (pictured above).His
parent, siblings, and grandparents witnessed the memorable occasion.
Cadets with
the Earhart award who later enter CAP’s Senior Member program are eligible for
immediate promotion to CAP first lieutenant at age 21.They are also eligible to apply to the
International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE), an organization that fosters
international camaraderie and understanding among youth of the world, using the
common bond of aviation.
C/Capt. Lang is the son of Kevin and Pamela Lang of Marshfield.He is currently serving as Cadet
Commander, and is a member of the newly formed squadron ground team.