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:
The results from the 2011 NCC can be found here:
http://ncsas.com/ncc_winners/2011_ncc_results.cfm
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 inches (457.2 mm) by 6 inches (152.4 mm) and 2 inches (50.8 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".
The winners of the National Drill Competition under its original rules are listed below.
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.
The winners of the National Color Guard Competition are listed below.
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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:
| 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.cfm
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.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
International Air Cadet Exchange
The International Air Cadet Exchange is an annual student exchange program designed to promote character, good-will, and cooperation among the world's civilian auxiliary aviation programs...
program which was to start in the summer of 1948 between the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
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. 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 inches (457.2 mm) by 6 inches (152.4 mm) and 2 inches (50.8 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
| 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.
| 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
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
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.
| Year | Location | City | State | Winning Region | Winning Wing | Team Commander |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Maxwell AFB | Montgomery Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city... |
AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland... |
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 United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... |
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
CO Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
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 Wright State University Wright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,... |
Dayton Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census... |
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 National Museum of the United States Air Force The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display... |
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.
| 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.| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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.
- 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.