Members of the Arizona, California and Texas wings participated in the first session of Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy – Mobile Training Team program, joining representatives from Southwest Region Headquarters staff, National Headquarters and Civil Air Patrol – U.S. Air Force.
Participants traveled to Tucson, Arizona, from as far away as Fresno, California, and El Paso, Texas, for the emergency services courses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Command System 300 and 400 courses were provided.
The classes were held at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Fire Department and taught by CAP members credentialed as instructors by FEMA.
Participants were:
National Headquarters
- Lt. Col. Robert Ditch
Southwest Region Headquarters
- Lt. Col. Paul Rehman
Arizona Wing
- Cochise Composite Squadron – Capt. Glen Presho
- Deer Valley Composite Squadron 302 – 1st Lt. John Shoemaker
- Falcon Composite Squadron 305 – 1st Lt. John Bryant
- Prescott Composite Squadron – Capt. Peter Iannone
- Scottsdale Senior Squadron – Lt. Col. Dennis Granquist
- Tucson Composite Squadron 105 – Lt. Col. Charles Jarvis, Capt. Joshua Hinson and 1st Lt. Kyle Rossi
- Willie Composite Squadron – 2nd Lt. Theresa Farley
- William Rogers Memorial Senior Squadron 104 – Lt. Col. Steve Hulland and 2nd Lts. William Seaman and Robert Weber
- 388th Composite Squadron – Capt. Benjamin Conlin
California Wing
- Falcon Senior Squadron 40 – Capt. Jesse James and 1st Lts. Daniel Balderston and Kerem Yogurtcugil
- Los Alamitos Glider Training Squadron 41 – Maj. Geoffrey Block
Texas Wing
- El Paso Composite Squadron – Lt. Col. Debra Torres and Maj. Natalie Franc
