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

MCS Tours CTI

Members of Millington Composite Squadron and US Navy Reserves Volunteer Training Unit joined together recently for a cookout and tour of CTI flight school at the Millington Airport. Members had the opportunity to tour the CTI facilities, experience a professional flight simulator, and learn about the various paths to civilian and military flight credentials.

Recent Promotions

Here's a snapshot of some of the promotions and appointments that have been made lately. Congratulations to these cadet Saripkin on his promotion to C/MSgt and receipt of his Ground Team badge; Cadet Boothe on reaching Achievement 11 of the cadet program and appointment to the new duty position of Cadet Executive Officer; Cadet Carson on attaining his first achievement, the Curry Award, the rank of Airman, and receipt of the squadron patch.  Congratulations to these fine young men on their recent achievements.

NO MEETING 11 MARCH

Due to inclement weather forecast and unsafe training conditions, the FTX (Field Training Exercise) that was planned for this weekend has been postponed and there will be NO MEETING in its place. We wish everyone a safe and fun Spring Break.

Squadron members have been notified by phone and email.

If you are a prospective member, we welcome you to join us the following weekend, Saturday 18 March at 0900 hrs.