Cadet Joseph Waldron takes command of 399th Composite Squadron Cadets

DANBURY, Conn. - Sept. 17, 2016 - PRLog -- Cadet First Lieutenant Joseph Waldron of Danbury, Connecticut, accepted command of Civil Air Patrol's 399th Composite Squadron cadets at the unit's Change of Command and Awards Ceremony held at Danbury Municipal Airport on August 2, 2016. Major Joseph Bisnov, 399th Commander, accepted the squadron flag from outgoing cadet commander, First Lieutenant Joseph Taylor, and handed it over to Waldron, who thereby assumed command.

Waldron joined Civil Air Patrol in May 2012 and has held duty positions through the cadet chain of command. He's served as cadet logistics NCO, cadet first sergeant and most recently cadet deputy commander. Waldron also attended four Connecticut Wing Encampments held at Camp Niantic from 2013-2016, is a graduate of the demanding Hawk Mountain Ranger School, and is a qualified ground team member and mission radio operator. Waldron promoted to cadet first lieutenant in April 2016.

Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force's Total Force, which consists of regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees. Civil Air Patrol, in its Total Force role, operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 78 lives annually. Civil Air Patrol's 56,000 members nationwide also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Its members additionally play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 24,000 young people currently participating in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. Performing missions for America for the past 75 years, Civil Air Patrol received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 in honor of the heroic efforts of its World War II veterans. Civil Air Patrol also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans.

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