News and Press Releases - Page 4

Congratulations Group 2 for going LIVE with your websites to the new CAP standard, and being the first Group in California to switch!

Here are your new websites:

Squadron 10 - https://jonekramer.cap.gov

Squadron 13 - https://santacruz.cap.gov

Squadron 18 – https://eastbay.cap.gov

Squadron 36 – https://johnjmontgomery.cap.gov

Squadron 44 - https://diablo.cap.gov

Squadron 80 - https://sanjose.cap.gov

Squadron 86 - https://sanfrancisco.cap.gov

Squadron 156 - https://tri-valley.cap.gov/

Squadron 188 - https://ameliaearhart.cap.gov

Squadron 192 - https://westbay.cap.gov/

Group 2- https://group2ca.cap.gov/

Thank you Squadrons and Lt Isaac Wilson and Capt Joe Spears for all of your work in making this happen!

Squadron 192 published this article last year. Very interesting and something to think about...

25, 2019 BY LT STEPHEN COLLINS
Volunteering Can Improve Your Health
Research shows that volunteering at least two hours a week over an extended period of time can be good for your health. Studies indicate that regular volunteering slows the cognitive decline of aging, as well as improving physical and mental health. The Wall Street Journal surveyed the research and appears to have identified a magic recipe for gaining the maximum health benefits of volunteering. The recipe has four key items:
• Physical activity (can be moderate as long as it’s regular)
• Cognitive activity (learning new skills or doing something outside your comfort zone)
• Socializing (opportunities to build connections and friendships)
• Persistence (more than an occasional activity; being a mentor, for example).

Announcing the Group 2 STEM Badge Challenge. CADETS, EARN YOUR STEM BADGE as a way to pass time during the current period of no school and isolation across the country. Devote at least 12 hours working on STEM and complete the steps below to earn your badge. The guiding publication...

The Wing Cadet Competition was held on 7-8 March in in Bakersfield, CA.  Five teams from four Groups competed fiercely to win the title of California Wing Color Guard and receive the first annual Wing Commander’s Cup trophy.  Teams from Groups 2, 4, 6, and 8 were present at the competition.

Congratulations to San Francisco Group 2, Diablo Composite Squadron 44 for taking Overall 1^st Place in the Wing Cadet competition!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Jose Civil Air Patrol Squadron Awarded Air Force Association Grant

1/28/2020

SAN JOSE, CA. –San Jose Senior Squadron 80 of the Civil Air Patrol was announced today as one of the recipients of the Civil Air Patrol Grant Award funded by the Air Force Association. Squadron 80 is the only such grant recipient in California during the past year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Jose Civil Air Patrol Member Selected as NASA Solar System Ambassador

1/28/2020

SAN JOSE, CA. – 2nd Lieutenant Kailash Kalidoss, an Aerospace Education Officers for San Jose Senior Squadron 80 of the Civil Air Patrol was selected as the newest Solar System Ambassador by NASA. Lieutenant Kalidoss is the second member of his squadron to have been given this honor since 2017.

This is a good article on the subject, from common misuses, to preflight, and feet placement:

Click here to open a new tab and read the article at Aviation Safety Magazine.

A change of command ceremony is held in San Luis Obispo, California, Feb. 17, 2018, for San Francisco Bay Group 2, California Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Lt. Col. Brett Dolnick relinquished command and Lt. Col. Noel Luneau accepted command of the group. The ceremony was officiated by Col. Alan Ferguson, California Wing Commander, with California Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Noel Furniss assisting. (Civil Air Patrol photo by Lt. Col. Crystal Housman)

https://photos.cap.gov/Pacific-Region/California-Wing/Group-2/Change-of-Command-17Feb18/