Squadron News - 2020 Archive

Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose – Civil Air Patrol members from the San Francisco Bay Area are assisting the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a search for the remains of a drone or a bird that may have struck a Cessna 172 near Reid-Hillview Airport. 

Group 2 Model Rocketry Challenge During the current national health crisis, Group 2 is sponsoring the Group 2 Model Rocketry Challenge. The goal of this event is to engage our cadets in exciting Aerospace Education activities and to recognize their achievements in the model rocketry program. Cadets who participate in...

Livermore, CA. – The San Francisco Bay Area Group 2 started its first day of the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp today for 60 middle school and high school students. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group 2 Advanced CyberCamp was offered virtually. The CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp curriculum covers...

California Wing’s San Francisco Bay Area Group 2 tested new disaster relief training in a fully virtual environment

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).

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!