Fall-Winter - Minnesota Wing

1st Lt. Erik Lindquist
Public Affairs Officer
Viking Squadron
Anoka and Viking squadron cadets
working on the flight line insuring
the public safety while planes such
as these T6 trainers return to their
parking area.
Members Volunteer at Wings
of the North Air Expo
Minnesota Wing members were present at the
annual Wings of the North Air Expo at Flying
Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, MN. Members
from three metro squadrons were on hand to
volunteer their time to make the 2009 Air Expo a
success. Cadets from Anoka Squadron and Eden
Prairie based Viking Squadron worked together to
help with security and flight-line duties at various
locations around the Air Expo.
Squadron cadets were stationed on the flightline
to provide additional safety to the public while
demonstration planes made their way to-and-from
their designated parking areas on the field. Cadets
were also on hand near the shuttle bus drop-off
points to provide additional safety and guidance to
the incoming and outgoing visitors.
The Civil Air Patrol’s Cessna 182 Nav. III glass cockpit
airplane on display at the Air Expo.
Air Expo Organizer (L), Major David Kenan (C) (St. Croix
Squadron), and Lt. Col. Barney Uhlig (R) (Viking Squadron)
discuss operations, while cadets prepare to go out on their
assignments. Viking Squadron Cadets C/SSgt Gideon Wiff
(L), C/CMSgt Alex Bee (C), and C/A1C Tyler Peabody (R).
Cessna 182 static display seen in the background.
The cadets did an outstanding job at their
volunteer positions. The execution and rotation
of duties was flawless due to the skillful and cooperative
attitude among members of both squadrons,
primarily their cadet NCO’s.
The outstanding leadership of the cadet
NCO’s is to be highly commended. Cadet Charles
Atchison, Cadet leader for Anoka Squadron,
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