- Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Competition
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The Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Competition is the highest echelon of competition for Civil Air Patrol Color Guards and Drill Teams including all 52 Wings and 8 regions of the Civil Air Patrol. The National Cadet Competition (NCC) is typically rotated every two years to a new aerospace venue. The 2011 NCC will be held June 22nd through June 27th in Dayton, Ohio at Wright State University and the Nutter Center.
The wings representing their regions to the 2011 National Cadet Competition are as follows:
2011 National Cadet Competition Teams Region Date of Region Competition Drill Team Color Guard Southeast 18 MAR - 20 MAR Puerto Rico Florida Southwest 31 MAR - 3 APR Texas Texas Middle East 8 APR - 10 APR North Carolina Maryland Rocky Mountain 16 APR - 17 APR Colorado Colorado Pacific 16 APR - 18 APR California California North Central 16 APR - 18 APR Minnesota Nebraska Northeast 29 APR - 1 MAY New Jersey Massachusetts Great Lakes 29 APR - 1 MAY Ohio Wisconsin
The results from the 2011 NCC can be found here: http://ncsas.com/ncc_winners/2011_ncc_results.cfmContents
International Drill Competition
In 1947, based upon the cadet training program which required proficiency in standard drill "without arms," General Lucas V. Beau, Civil Air Patrol's National Commander, instituted the National Drill Competition. Rules were drafted by the US Drill Competition Committee, United States Air Force Ceremonial Detachment located at Bolling AFB, Washington DC and practices used by the Army ROTC program.[1]
Major General Lucas Victor Beau, Commanding General of the Civil Air Patrol, and a well known figure with countries having aviation cadet programs or showed an interest in establishing one. General Beau was well liked and had a long time association with the Air Cadet League of Canada, an organization started in 1939 and one that the CAP Cadet program was modeled after when it began in October 1942.
Beau was attending a planning meeting in April 1947 in Canada to help organize the first International Air Cadet Exchange program which was to start in the summer of 1948 between the United States and Canada. When it was mentioned that CAP was establishing a National Drill Competition along the lines of the annual drill competition and exhibition that was held in Canada for the Air League. A point was made that the CAP Cadets were excellent marchers, and the Canadians counted that they too were suburb drill men; thus, a challenge.
Beau donated in 1948 for presentation at the first meet held in conjunction with the New York City Jubilee at Idlewild Airport Jamaica, Long Island, a heavy Sterling Silver trophy which is shaped in the form of the circular CAP Shoulder patch, it is 12 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick, the top of the circle is an arc with engraved relief block letters that spell out the words "CIVIL AIR PATROL". The trophy center piece is a highly polished raised isosceles triangle set on a circular blue background with raised 1/4" border, within its center is a raised red three-bladed propeller, and the raised block letters "US" is centered on the lower half of the blue. The circular emblem is mounted on an 18-inch-long (460 mm) by 6-inch-wide (150 mm) and 2-inch-high (51 mm) base, which has across its front and back sides three raised triangles, each end has two triangles, for a total of 10 triangles all around, on each of these triangles is engraved the year (above) and the country (below) of the winner, i.e. "1949 CANADA".
Winners of the IDC
Winners of the International Drill Competition Year Location City/State Team Score Team Commander 1948 Idlewild Airport exhibition Long Island, NY CAN 28.5 F/Sgt Ralph Cyr US 26.5 Sgt George Cohn 1949 Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario CAN 358 WO1 Williams Stewart US 347 Sgt Arthur Barton 1950 Canadian National Exhibition Des Moines, IA CAN 374 WO2 John Morrison US 367 1951 Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario UK 367 F/Sgt R. Kyle Exhibition CAN 362 L. Tighe US 360 Capt I. B. Abrams 1952 Canadian National Exhibition St. Paul, MN 123 US 1143 Capt Jorge Luis Montalvo CAN 1108 WO Donald G. Barnes 1953 Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario CAN Sgt. R.J. Chalmers US Capt David Payne 1954 Minnesota State Fair Minneapolis, MN US 1012 Capt Gomez CAN 966 WO P.R. Murray 1955 Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario CAN 1130 WO James Goodhand US 1114 Capt Rafael Lugo 1956 Minnesota State Fair Minneapolis, MN CAN WO Roy Lauritsen US Capt Edwin Lopez 1957 Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario US Capt David Kilani CAN WO James Jackson Winners of the National Competition
The National Drill Competition was governed by its original rules from 1948-1965. Between 1948 and 1959, the winners of the competition were awarded the Colonel George A. Stone CAP Trophy. From 1960, until the final National Drill Competition under the original rules was held in 1965, the trophy was given no name.
The winners of the National Drill Competition under its original rules are listed below.
National Drill Competition Year Location City State Winning Region Winning Wing Team Commander 1948 Mitchell, AFB Long Island NY Northeast Region New York Wing C/Sgt George Cohn 1949 Lowry AFB Denver CO Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/Sgt Arthur Barton 1950 Lowry AFB Denver CO Rocky Mountain Region Utah Wing C/Sgt 1951 Andrews AFB Prince George's Co MD Northeast Region New York Wing C/Capt I. B. Abrams 1952 Mitchell, AFB Long Island NY Southeast Region Puerto Rico Wing C/Capt Jorge Montalvo 1953 Mitchell, AFB Long Island NY Northeast Region New York Wing C/Capt Andrew O'Rourke 1954 Minneapolis-St. Paul AFB Minneapolis MN Southeast Region Puerto Rico Wing C/Capt Francisco Toledo 1955 Clinton County AFB Willmington OH Southeast Region Puerto Rico Wing C/Capt Samuel Colon 1956 Amarillo AFB Amarillo TX Rocky Mountain Region Utah Wing C/Lt Roy Cundick 1957 Rockefeller Center New York NY Pacific Region Hawaii Wing C/Capt David P. Kalani III 1958 Rockefeller Center New York NY Northeast Region New York Wing C/Capt Henry Olynik 1959 Rockefeller Center New York NY Pacific Region Hawaii Wing C/Capt David P. Kalani III 1960 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Wing C/MSgt Barbara Sell 1961 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Wing C/Lt Barbara Sell 1962 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Great Lakes Region Michigan Wing C/Col Douglas C. Roach 1963 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Great Lakes Region Michigan Wing C/Daniel Weaver 1964 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Southwest Region Texas Wing C/Alex Rocha 1965 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Great Lakes Region Michigan Wing C/Martin Smith From 1966-1973, no National Drill Competition was held. The efforts of the National Commander's Committee on Cadet Programs (1971 to 1975) was instrumental in reestablishing and developing the National Cadet Competition, which besides drill and inspection added physical fitness, and knowledge of aerospace education to it curriculum. Originally it was to be called the National Cadet Olympics and later renamed in 1975 to the National Cadet Competition. The first was held in Dallas, Texas in 1974.
From 1974-1977, the winners of the competition were presented a trophy given under no name. In 1978 the CAP-USAF Commander, Brigadier General Paul E. Gardner, USAF, in a memorandum recommended the use of Civil Air Patrol Corporate funds in the amount of $1,000 to rename and establish the USAF Chief of Staff Sweepstakes Award Trophy as recognition of the national champions. The National Executive Committee of CAP approved on 4 March 1978.
The Air Force Chief of Staff at the time, General David C. Jones, USAF, approved of this award and authorized it in the name of all Air Force Chiefs of Staff on 26 April 1978.
In 1996, the National Cadet Competition was split into two distinct competitions; the National Drill Team Competition, and the National Color Guard Competition.
The winners of the modern National Drill Team Competition are listed below.
National Drill Team Competition Year Location City State Winning Region Winning Wing Team Commander 1974 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Middle East Region North Carolina Wing C/ 1975 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Southwest Region Texas Wing C/ 1976 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Southeast Region Georgia Wing C/Capt Tim Dearman 1977 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Southeast Region Georgia Wing C/Mark Bebo 1978 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Middle East Region North Carolina Wing C/Col William McGalliard 1979 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Middle East Region North Carolina Wing C/Capt Hugh W. Carter 1980 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New York Wing C/Lt Michael Spencer 1981 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Pacific Region California Wing C/Maj Amy Creczyn 1982 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New York Wing C/Capt Hector Marcayda 1983 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Great Lakes Region Illinois Wing C/Lt Col Drew Savage 1984 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New York Wing C/Capt Mark Springer 1985 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New York Wing C/Capt Domingo Torres 1986 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Pacific Region California Wing C/ 1987 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Pacific Region California Wing C/Capt Robert Hagberg 1988 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New York Wing C/Lt Col Clement Stewart 1989 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/Capt Darin Ford 1990 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/Col Steven H. Drollinger 1991 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New York Wing C/Col Sayedoul Rahman 1992 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/Col Jose M. Figueroa 1993 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/Col Jose M. Figueroa 1994 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/Col Jose M. Figueroa 1995 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Southwest Region Louisiana Wing C/Col Richard Muffoletto 1996 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Great Lakes Region Illinois Wing C/Col Joseph Martinez 1997 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Northeast Region New Jersey Wing C/FO Walead Latif 1998 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Southwest Region Louisiana Wing C/Brior Lecompte 1999 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Southwest Region Louisiana Wing C/Maj Michele Robichaux 2000 Rescheduled 2001 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Northeast Region Massachusetts Wing C/Col Peter Amaral 2002 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Northeast Region New York Wing C/Lt Col Adam Cucchiara 2003 Wright State University Dayton OH Middle East Region Delaware Wing C/Col Jonathan Offen 2004 Wright State University Dayton OH Southeast Region Puerto Rico Wing C/Col Jonathan Vazquez 2005 Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Museum Washington DC Northeast Region New York Wing C/Lt Col Erik Johnson 2006 Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Museum Washington DC Southwest Region Arizona Wing C/Col Cameron Philips 2007 National Museum of the United States Air Force Dayton OH Southeast Region Puerto Rico Wing C/Lt Col Luis Colon 2008 Wright State University Dayton OH Southwest Region Arizona Wing C/Col Jamie Hurley 2009 Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum McMinnville OR Rocky Mountain Region Utah Wing C/Lt Col Cheston Newhall 2010 Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum McMinnville OR Rocky Mountain Region Utah Wing C/2dLt Zach Hopkins 2011 Wright State University Dayton OH Southeast Region Puerto Rico Wing C/Lt Col Hector J. Rodriguez The winners of the National Color Guard Competition are listed below.
National Color Guard Competition (1996-Present) Year Location City State Winning Wing Winning Region Team Commander 1996 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Oklahoma Wing Southwest Region C/ 1997 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Indiana Wing Great Lakes Region C/ 1998 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL West Virginia Wing Middle East Region C/ 1999 Maxwell AFB Montgomery AL Puerto Rico Wing Southeast Region C/ 2000 Rescheduled 2001 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Virginia Wing Middle East Region C/ 2002 USAF Academy Colorado Springs CO Florida Wing Southeast Region C/CMSgt Marissa Streifel 2003 Wright State University Dayton OH California Wing Pacific Region C/SMSgt Laura Borenstein 2004 Wright State University Dayton OH Florida Wing Southeast Region C/MSgt Jessica Aubuchon 2005 Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Museum Washington DC Florida Wing Southeast Region C/CMSgt Casey Culp 2006 Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Museum Washington DC California Wing Pacific Region C/SrA Jesse Almanza 2007 National Museum of the Air Force Dayton OH Arizona Wing Southwest Region C/SSgt Isaiah Huen 2008 Wright State University Dayton OH Florida Wing Southeast Region C/CMSgt Tim Lhota 2009 Evergreen Aviation Museum McMinnville OR New York Wing Northeast Region C/CMSgt Thomas Macrini 2010 Evergreen Aviation Museum McMinnville OR Florida Wing Southeast Region C/CMSgt Tyler Gwynn 2011 Wright State University Dayton OH California Wing Pacific Region C/CMSgt Nicholas Chun Current Statistics of the National Cadet Competition (1974 - Present)
The following table shows the number of national championships won since the recreation of the National Cadet Competition in 1974, by region.
National Championships Won by Region Region Drill Team Championships Won
Color Guard Championships Won
Total Northeast Region 15 1 16 Southeast Region 5 6 11 Southwest Region 6 2 8 Middle East Region 4 2 6 Pacific Region 3 2 5 Great Lakes Region 2 1 3 Rocky Mountain Region 2 0 2 North Central Region 0 0 0 National Drill Team Championships Won by Wing Titles Won Wing Championship Years 8 New York 2005, 2002, 1991, 1988, 1985, 1984, 1982, 1980 6 New Jersey 1997, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990, 1989 3 Louisiana 1999, 1998, 1995 California 1987, 1986, 1981 North Carolina 1979, 1978, 1974 Puerto Rico 2007, 2004, 2011 2 Utah 2010, 2009 Arizona 2008, 2006 Illinois 1996, 1983 Georgia 1977, 1976 1 Delaware 2003 Massachusetts 2001 Texas 1975 National Color Guard Championships Won by Wing Titles Won Wing Championship Years 5 Florida 2010, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2002 2 California 2006, 2003 1 New York 2009 Arizona 2007 Virginia 2001 Puerto Rico 1999 West Virgnia 1998 Indiana 1997 Oklahoma 1996 - To date, the 2002 Florida Wing Color Guard is the only team to win first place in every event at NCC.[3]
- Only four wings in history have been home to BOTH a NDTC and a NCGC Champion Team; California, Puerto Rico, Arizona, and New York.
- Only one cadet has commanded more than one team to a National Drill Team Championship. That was C/Col Jose Figueroa, from NER-NJWG, in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
- Only one team has won three consecutive National Championships. That team was NER-NJWG in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
References
This article incorporates material and text originally from a Civil Air Patrol website. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the material is in the public domain. - ^ "International Drill Competition". Leonard A. Blascovich, Col, CAP. 2007. http://www.cap.gov/index.cfm?nodeID=6518&audienceID=4. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ a b c History of Winners
- ^ Results of the 2002 NCC
External links
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