A Busy Year So Far

As summer 2018 comes rapidly to a close, here's a summary of a few things that have been going on lately with Millington Composite Squadron.

• 1st Lt Rachael Stewart became the new Squadron Commander and her husband 1st Lt Ethan Stewart is now serving as the Deputy Commander of Cadets
  
• MCS members were present at the West TN Veterans Cemetery to show support at the funeral for a homeless veteran who had no family.
  
• The Memphis Fire Department conducted a CPR/First Aid training course for the squadron and several members participated.
  
• The squadron enjoyed a fun hiking trip out at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
  
•  MCS members participated in an emergency services training event
  
• Seven MCS cadets attended the 2018 Tennessee Wing Summer Encampment at Middle Tennessee State University, with two of our cadets serving on staff.
  

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Annual Awards Ceremony Showcases Change of Command

On January 27th, Millington Composite Squadron held its annual awards ceremony at the Baker Community Center in Millington, Tennessee.  Numerous awards, presentations, and promotions were held as well as two changes of command.

Outgoing Squadron Commander Capt Ruben Barrett passed the flag to incoming Commander 1st Lt Rachael Stewart, who took over effective January 1st.  Also, Flight Commander C/1st Lt Elijah Fleming stepped up to his new position as Cadet Commander, taking the reigns from C/Capt Lucas Shelton, who served in the previous year.

ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD JAN 27th

Millington Composite Squadron will be hosting its annual awards ceremony this Saturday, January 27th, at 10:30am.  The event will be held at the Baker Community Center in the heart of Millington, will feature some changes of command, various award presentations, promotions, and recognition of members' actions over the past year.  The event is free and open to the public.

Squadron Commander Change

With the new year comes a change of command as Millington Composite Squadron welcomes 2d Lt Rachael Stewart as its new Squadron Commander. Lieutenant Stewart has a number of years of experience in Civil Air Patrol and has been serving the last six months as the squadron's Cadet Program Officer. 

Outgoing  Commander Capt Ruben Barrett, who announced his intention to step down in November, has been serving in that role for the last 2 1/2 years and will continue to serve in a support role to the new commander. The command change is effective 1 January and a change of command ceremony is being planned.

Senior Member Meeting Change

Starting today there will be a change to the meeting schedule for senior members. Whereas the squadron has been having a monthly Tuesday night meeting in addition to the composite meeting, that meeting will be dropped in favor of focusing on a stronger senior portion of the composite meeting.  With the addition of our new ES Officer, this will give the seniors more access to consistent emergency services training, and with flight training increasing it is anticipated that there will be more flying opportunities with a Saturday context.  Please use the contacts page to reach out to staff if you have any questions.

The next senior meeting will be Saturday, September 9th.

MCS to host Open House August 5th

The first week of August will be a week of outreach into the community, spreading the word about the great programs that Civil Air Patrol offers.

Tuesday and Wednesday squadron members will be visiting different school groups to meet with prospective recruits and share about their experience in Civil Air Patrol.  On Saturday the squadron will be hosting an Open House.

Open House meetings are great ways to come learn about the various services and programs offered by CAP as well as good opportunities to meet members and ask questions.

This Fall's Open House will be Saturday, August 5th from 9am-11am at the squadron headquarters (1041 Hornet Ave., Millington, TN 38053) with light refreshments to follow.

Recent Activities

Members of Millington Composite Squadron have been busy lately.  Here's a list of some of our recent events:

• Recruiting booth at the Arlington in April community event
• Recruiting booth and airplane display at the Memphis Airshow
• Cookout with Navy reservists and tour of CTI flight school
• Orientation rides for cadets in our Cessna 182 CAP plane
• Several promotions
• Flag placement at the graves of West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
• Memorial Day Color Guard for a community memorial service