Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron
Bolling Air Force Base / Bishop Ireton High School
United States Air Force Auxiliary—Civil Air Patrol
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Winter 2010-2011
Recent Promotions:
 C/CMSgt Ryan C. Lucas
 C/A1C Catherine S. Burgin

C/A1C Catherine L. Addington
Upcoming Events:
 Squadron Leadership Meeting,
22 Mar 2011
 B FLT: Spring Clean-Up 9 Apr
2011
 National Police Week Wreath
Laying Ceremony 14 May 2011
About Us:
Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron is
a unit of the United States Air
Force Auxiliary – Civil Air Patrol.
We proudly serve our
community, state, and nation
as we are formed in aerospace
education, physical fitness and
moral leadership. We operate
out of Bolling Air Force Base (AFlight), Washington, DC and
Bishop Ireton High School (BFlight), Alexandria, Virginia.
Cadets Serve Bradbury Heights Elementary School
As part of the squadron’s ongo- decorations. These cadets also gloves. The children literally
ing service project, C/TSgt Cait- assisted the class Christmas squealed with delight at the
lin Lucas, C/SrA Abigail party. While the class enjoyed gloves, and were even more
Steinberger, and C/Amn their special treat, Lt. Col. Lucas excited that they got to keep
Melanie Blower recently served and TSgt. Graves distributed the them and take them home.
at Bradbury Heights Elementary coats to the students who Many could not believe that
School in Capitol Heights, Mary- needed them the most.
they were allowed to keep these
land. Listed as a “Title I
gifts.
School”, financial aid is reC/SrA Steinberger reflected,
ceived in an effort to support
“It warmed and broke my
the academic achievement
heart to see their smiling
of disadvantaged students.
faces when they got their
The squadron collected winsmall gifts. The thing that
ter coats, gloves, hats and
really got to me was that
Christmas presents for this
they were ecstatic about the
school through generous
simple gloves. We take some
donations from the cadets
C/TSgt Caitlin Lucas, C/SrA Abigail
many things for granted and
and their families.
Steinberger, and C/Amn Melanie Blower
do not appreciate what we
with Bradbury Heights students
While there, these cadets
truly have.”
assisted Mrs. Cam Connolly, a The cadets then gave the entire
Kindergarten teacher, with her class Christmas presents, which Our service project for Bradbury
class. The cadets helped pack- were purchased through the Heights is on-going throughout
age Mrs. Connelly’s gifts to the money the Squadron raised. the year, and would appreciate
students, served as crowd con- The present bags consisted of a donations of new or gently-used
trol at the Winter Holiday Show, book, a blanket with a stuffed winter coats, hats, gloves, and
and took down the holiday animal, a hat and a pair of books.
Recent Cadet Achievements
C/TSgt Caitlin Lucas, C/SrA
Abigail Steinberger, C/A1C
Catherine Burgin, and C/ Clifford Louison are swimmers for
Bishop Ireton High School’s
Swim and Dive Team, which
recently won the Alexandria City
Swim and Dive Championship
for the sixth straight year.
C/Amn Michael J. Andersen of B
-Flight set a new squadron record by completing the mile run
with a time of 5:03. C/Amn
Kevin Corcoran, also of B-Flight,
finished second with a time of
5:13.
C/SMSgt Ryan C. Lucas, the
squadron’s First Sergeant, was
recently promoted to Police
Explorer First Class (PFC). C/
SMSgt Lucas currently serves
as a Police Explorer with the
Fairfax County Police Department Explorer Program.
Congratulations to C/SrA David
M. Souliotis (B-Flight), Bishop
Ireton Class of 2011, on his
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acceptance for admission to the
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
in Lexington, Virginia.
Congratulations to C/Amn
Robert S. Beydler (B-Flight),
Bishop Ireton Class of 2011, on
his recent appointment as a
Midshipman at the United
States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Finally, several of our cadets
were inducted into the National
Honor Society.
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Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron
Introduction to Military Justice: 05 March 2011
On 05 March 2011, Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron hosted an Introduction to Military Justice training session. Cadets from Challenger 1
as well as participants from the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and the
Fairfax County Police Department Explorer Program learned about the
military justice system from guest speakers and a case study of
Miranda v. Arizona.
The instructors and speakers for this event began with Mr. Steven
Lucas, Clerk of the Court for the United States Air Force Court of
Criminal Appeals, who gave the participants an overview of the military justice system and general military trial proceedings.
Following Mr. Lucas was Colonel Ronald A. Gregory, a senior appellate military judge for the United States Air Force Court of Criminal
Appeals. He taught the attendees about the “replay booth” system of
appellate courts and described his experiences as a judge in military
trials across the world.
Next, Major Deanna Daly, a senior
trial counsel for the Air Force Legal
Operations Agency, discussed the
role of legal researchers and the
uniformed nature of military trials.
She also informed the trainees
about the exciting and interesting
careers possible for Air Force lawyers, noting their world travels and
constant education. “As a lawyer,
this is the kind of thing you live for:
when you walk into a courtroom,
you just don’t know what’s going to
happen.”
explained, most defense counsels would describe their jobs as
defending the system of military
justice rather just than the individual accused.
Captain Joseph Kubler, an appellate government counsel for the
Air Force Government Trial and
Appellate Counsel Division, followed up with an account of the
prosecutorial side of things. He
explained his job as defending
the decisions of lower courts and
previously assigned counsel.
C/Amn Kevin Corcoran introduces
the Civil Air Patrol.
Following the talks was a question-and-answer session, during which the participants asked many
questions, including an inquiry to Col. Gregory regarding courtsmartial as serious as terror trials.
He explained to the cadets, “Bad
people and good people alike get
the rights of this system because
that is what makes this country
great: individual liberties.”
A representative from each participating group then gave a brief description of their respective organizations: Cadet Airman Corcoran of
the Civil Air Patrol, Explorer First
Class Lucas of the Fairfax County
Police Department Explorer Program, and Seaman Kent of the
Henry E. Mooberry Division of the
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
Captain Nicholas McCue, an appellate defense counsel for the Air
Force Legal Operations Agency,
then described the defense side
The training was successful in eduMaj. Deanna Daly explains legal
of military trials, noting the varicating all participants
research.
ous rights and protections of the Col. Ronald A. Gregory discusses the
about the complex, fair,
accused. He, and all the speak- rights accorded to the accused.
and dynamic United States
ers, spoke of the system’s exceptional fairness: “In my opinion, our
military justice system.
military justice system is one of the fairest in the world.” In fact, he
Renewed Values and Goals
Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron held a consolidated drill of A Drill schedule and training plans for this year have
and B Flights on 12 January 2011 to discuss the squad- been revised to include a new commitment to a
ron’s goals for the new year.
monthly joint drill, as well as specific uniform requirements for weekly drills. Innovative physical training
With leadership from Cadet Training Officer C/SrA Abigail
exercises were also discussed, as well as ideas for
Steinberger, the squadron renewed its commitment to val“team spirit” building and training opportunities.
ues and ideas such as military bearing, leadership, discipline, and teamwork.
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“The squadron
renewed its
commitment to
values and ideas
such as military
bearing…”
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New Cadet Leadership
C/SrA David M. Souliotis has been appointed as the Element Leader,
On 22 December 2010, several appointment orders were given by B-Flight/Element 1, and as the Cadet Recruitment and Retention
Squadron Commander, Capt. Steven Lucas.
Officer, Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron, Bishop Ireton High School.
C/TSgt Caitlin M. Lucas has been appointed as the Interim Cadet C/SrA Lily E. Ramey has been appointed as the Interim Element
Commander of Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron.
Leader, B-Flight/Element 2, Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron.
C/A1C Ryan R. McFadden has been appointed as the Flight Sergeant, C/A1C Catherine L. Addington has been appointed as the Assistant
A-Flight, Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron.
Public Affairs Officer, Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron.
C/SrA Abigail E. Steinberger has been appointed as the Interim Flight
Sergeant, B-Flight, Challenger 1 Cadet Squadron.
C/TSgt Lucas, center, the new Interim Cadet Commander of Challenger 1 Cadet
Squadron; pictured with Lt. Gen. Green (left) and Lt. Col. Lucas (right).
Our Newsletter
For more news, please check our squadron website, Squadron Commander: Steven Lucas, Capt, CAP
dc060.mytroop.us, regularly.
Cadet Commander: Caitlin Lucas, TSgt, CAP
To contribute news stories, cadet achievements, or
Cadet First Sergeant: Ryan Lucas, CMSgt, CAP
photos from recent events, please send them by
email to the Cadet Public Affairs Officer, C/Amn Cadet Public Affairs Officer: Melanie Blower,
Melanie Blower, or Assistant Cadet Public Affairs C/Amn, CAP
Officer, C/A1C Catherine L. Addington, at
Assistant Cadet Public Affairs Officer: Catherine
dc060.pa@natcapwg.cap.gov.
Addington, C/A1C, CAP
This newsletter was compiled by C/Amn Melanie
Squadron Public Affairs Contact Information:
Blower and C/A1C Catherine Addington.
dc060.pa@natcapwg.cap.gov
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Semper Vigilans • Challenger One…Second to None
Pleast direct queries, suggestions, and
information to the personnel listed at
left.
Special Thanks
Special thanks to the guest speakers and senior
members involved in the Bradbury Heights service
and Introduction to Military Justice seminar featured
in this issue. You are truly “second to none”!
“We take so many
things for granted and
do not appreciate
what we truly have.”
-C/SrA Abigail
Steinberger
“As a lawyer, this is
the kind of thing you
live for: when you
walk into a
courtroom, you don’t
know what’s going to
happen.”
-Maj. Deanna Daly
Integrity, Respect, Excellence, and Volunteer Service
Semper Vigilans • Challenger One…Second to None