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Aircraft Status Report:
N995CP - TMB
N128CP - OPF
N5358E - OPF
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Admin Corner
Personnel Authorization
PA 11-01 (PDF)
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Upcoming Activities:
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Group Commanders Call - February 2012
(Exact Date TBD)
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Group Staff Meeting - February 2012
(Exact Date TBD)
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Airman Leadership School - 3-4 March, Homestead ARB. Details here.
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Unit Commanders Course - 10-11 March, Homestead ARB
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CPR & First Aid Instructor Course - 21/22 APR 2012.
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ICS 400 - 16-17 July 2012 (Fort Lauderdale)
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ICS 300 - 18-20 July 2012 (Fort Lauderdale)
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NEWS:
Opa Locka Cadet Squadron:
Meets on Saturdays from 9:00 AM - Noon at Florida Memorial University
15800 NW 42nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
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Patrick AFB, FL
FLWG Special Activities Selection Boards - January 2012
1/16/2012 -
Patrick AFB, FL. -- Group 7 cadets participated in the Florida Wing Special Activities Selection Board at Patrick AFB, FL on 14 January 2012. Group 7 cadets took 4 of the 10 overall places. Outstanding job by all!
Photo credit:
1st Lt William McCombie, Gainesville Composite Squadron
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Continental U.S. Southernmost unit Chartered as Key West Composite Squadron - JUN 2011
6/4/2011 -
Key West, FL. -- Florida Wing has a new Civil Air Patrol unit and it happens to be the Continental U.S. Southernmost Squadron - Key West Composite Squadron. With a new Commander, 11 Senior Members and 8 Cadets the unit is rapidly growing. A small chartering ceremony led by Group 7 Commander, Maj Henry Irizarry was held on Saturday, June 4th and attended by all unit members and some Group 7 Staff. The unit has been well received by the "Conch Republic" community and already has offers of support from local businesses and organizations. To celebrate the chartering, the Squadron cadets participated in their first Orientation Flights. |
Key West Composite Squadron cadets complete the squadrons first O-Rides.
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Key West Composite Squadron Cadet Marianne Letts during her first O-Ride.
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Group VII coordinates O-rides out of TMB airport - MAY 2011
5/7/2011 -
TMB Airport, FL. -- Cadets from the Miami Beach Cadet Sqdn. conducted their first Orientation Ride aboard a CAP C-172 out of Tamiami Airport. Most of the participant Cadets had never flown in an aircraft before, and here they were flying at the controls for their first ride! Pilots Lt. Nick Rios, Capt. Peter Godoy and Capt. James Carraway volunteered their time and expertise to make this a surely unforgettable experience for these young minds. Event was a total success and the Cadets enjoyed and learned tremendously. Many thanks to Capt. Carraway who coordinated the activity and to the Pilots involved as well.
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Miami Beach Cadet at the Titusville County Airshow - March 2011
3/11/2011 -
Titusville, FL. -- Members of the Miami Beach Cadet Sqdn. attended the Titusville County Airshow held over the weekend of March 11-13, 2011. The show included the walking of the flightline, where Cadets were able to meet up close with aviation classics such as a B-25 Mitchell, a P51D Mustang, a P-47 Thunderbolt, an F-86 Sabre, a MiG-15, an A-10 Thunderbolt II, an F-14 Tomcat and many many others. Active flight participants included an F-15 and A-10 demonstration teams, three B-25s, and even a fly-by of a B2 Spirit. Cadets got to talk with many of the show performers and meet with other local CAP members at the activity as well.
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Maj Lou Nunez, Group 7 Safety Officer was recently honored at the Florida's Governors Mansion as the Featured Artist during the National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. His work was also recently featured at the National Park Service website.
See more here...
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Homestead Air Reserve Base Civil Air Patrol, Reservists, help with Young Eagles event.
9/26/2010 -
HOMESTEAD, Fl. -- Members of the 279th Civil Air Patrol and the 482nd Fighter Wing, both from Homestead Air Reserve Base, took part in a Young Eagles event at Homestead General Aviation Airport, Sep 25.