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.

SCSO Search Dog Training

Mrs. Kathy Webb from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Services visited a Millington Composite Squadron meeting recently to train Civil Air Patrol members in the basics of utilizing search dogs in Search & Rescue operations. Cadets and Senior Members learned about the various types of search dogs and methods and got to see her dog Kona in action.

US Navy Personnel Inspire CAP Cadets

Several military personnel from the US Navy Reserves visited a recent Civil Air Patrol meeting, sharing their experiences and encouraging the cadets of Millington Composite Squadron. Representatives from the Naval Operational Support Center (NOSC-Memphis) were on hand to answer cadets' questions and challenge them to pursue the CAP core values of integrity, volunteer service, excellence and respect.

MCS Visits FAA

MCS members got an opportunity to visit the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Route Traffic Control Center in Memphis recently.  Cadets and Senior Members received an educational session on how air traffic is managed, got to meet with managers and meteorologists, and were able to actually sit with controllers to monitor air traffic communications and speak with controllers.  The event was preceded by an aerospace education lesson at our headquarters and a trip to the Memphis Air port Tower in December.  Thank you to ZME ARTCC for opening your doors to our Civil Air Patrol members.