Timmerman Composite Squadron placed second in Color Guard, followed by the La Crosse Composite Squadron in third place.  The team from the Racine Composite Squadron came in second in the drill team competition. 

Also competing were color guard teams from the La Crosse Composite Squadron (which took third place), Milwaukee Composite Squadron #5, Kenosha Composite Squadron, Fox cities Composite Squadron, and the 461st Composite Squadron from West Bend.

In individual events, West Bend Comp Squadron Cadet Master Sgt Andrea Brown won the female Fleet Foot Award for females, and Cadet Airman First Class Adam Salerno of the Kenosha Composite Squadron won the male Fleet Foot Award, each for having the best time in the mile run amongst color guard contestants.  Also, Cadet Senior Master Sgt Dylan Cavins of the Waukesha Composite Squadron also took top honors in the color guard written exam.

In the Drill Team individual competitions, Cadet Lt. Colonel Heather Martin (Timmerman Composite Squadron) was awarded both the female Fleet Foot award and first place in the written exam.  Cadet 2d Lt. Michael Thoennes (Racine Composite Squadron) won the male Fleet foot award.

At the awards ceremony held Sunday, March 16, the Waukesha color guard team was also given the Special Team Award, in recognition for their team unity and helpfulness to other teams.  This Esprit de Corps award was determined by votes cast by the teams competing. 

The goal of the competition is to increase cadet training in leadership, aerospace education, physical fitness, and teamwork, as well as to build a sense of belonging to a larger organization.

Events included in-ranks inspection and various forms of military drill, but cadets were also challenged with written exams and panel quizzes on aerospace knowledge and CAP history, and physical training contests of running and volleyball.

This was the first year in which the event was held over two days. 

According to Lt. Colonel Jo Stys, Cadet Competition Project Officer, “Cadet competition is one of the few times when you see this many cadets together in one place.  That’s why our Wing Commander, Colonel Don Haffner, approved expanding this activity to a two-day even, to give us time for some social activities to get to know one another better.”

The two-day event also promotes safety, as teams do not have to make a trip home after a long day of rigorous competition. 

Next year, the hope is to return to Volk Field with teams from even more squadrons.

The event would not be possible without help from many Wing CAP staff members, amongst them, Major Steve Piehl (Director of Programs), Captain Terry Schmitt (Deputy Director), and 1 Lt. Alison Schneller  (Advisor to the Cadet Advisory Council), as well as many additional support staff members.

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