May 25,
2008.
Teams from six of the nine wings which comprise the
Northeast Region of the Civil Air Patrol met in competition at Westover Air
Reserve Base.
They competed in various events for the right to earn
the title of NE Region Color Guard champion.
Joining them were 4 wing
Drill Team entrants.
Color
Guard teams from the New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New
Jersey and Connecticut wings competed in several events such as inspection,
standard drill, indoor and outdoor practical, panel quiz, written exam and
the mile run while Drill teams from the New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut wings competed in inspection, standard and innovative drill,
the mile run, volleyball, panel quiz and written exam.
In the end only two teams could be crowned
champions and plan a trip to Wright Patterson
AF Base in June for the National
Cadet Competition.
The color guard competition
saw the reigning champions from the New York Wing retain their crown while
the drill competition saw the team from New Hampshire win the honors.
The competition was organized by the NER Director of Cadet Programs, Col
Craig Treadwell who along with a dedicated staff has run this competition
for many years.
The entire event took place over a three day
weekend with teams arriving on Friday where they registered and received
team briefings.
The majority of events
began early on Saturday morning and concluded well into the night, the final
event, the panel quiz, took place Sunday morning and ended with the awards
ceremony.
Col Treadwell concluded the competition by congratulating all the teams and
cadets who competed and wished the winners well in the national competition.
Treadwell
also expressed an appreciation to the Westover base and the officers and
enlisted personnel who assist CAP every year.
