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WELCOME
Cadet Training Group Commanders
1975 - 2013
1995...............C/Lt Col Allen S. Khosrowbadi 1996.................C/Lt Col Christa L. Pravecek 1997......................C/Lt Col Amanda L. Kull 1998.................C/Lt Col Robert W. Renshaw 1999.................C/Lt Col Laura N. Parsons 2000......................C/Lt Col Brian D. Donnelly 2001.......................C/Maj April Simmons 2002...............................C/Lt Col Joshua E. Assayag 2003........................C/Lt Col Gavin H.P. Woodman 2004.....................C/Lt Col Brian T. Jensen 2005....................C/Lt Col Anthony S. Wong 2006.....................C/Lt Col Jeffrey D. Buentgen 2007.......................C/Lt Col Cash A.M. Upton 2008....................C/Maj Ann Marie Theisen 2009..........................................C/Maj Joseph E. Connolly 2010......................................C/Lt Col Jonathan J. Khattar 2011..............................................C/Maj Kevin M.Barber 2012.............................................C/Maj Melanie Tunison
The Cadet Training Group was founded in the summer of 1975 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. In the 38 years since, the CTG has welcomed and graduated more than 10,000 cadets into its ranks. As CTG graduates have excelled in their CAP careers, they have become even more successful in other aspects of their life. CTG alumni have gone on to become successful leaders both in the civil sector as well as in the armed forces of the United States. Former Cadets are now serving in Afghanistan and other theaters of operations throughout the world. Graduates, we welcome you into the distinguished ranks of the Cadet Training Group.
1975..........................C/Lt Col Scott E. Bartel 1976..........................C/Col Andrew K. Weaver 1977............................C/Col David M. Timm 1978..........................C/Lt Col Daniel J. Martinez 1979..........................C/Col Gary E. Liswood 1980..........................C/Lt Col Robert R. Nadeau 1981............................C/Lt Col George K. Ishikata 1982.......................C/Col Mark W. Corson 1983........................C/Lt Col Wayne C. Brown 1984........................C/Col Wayne C. Brown 1985.......................C/Lt Col Kevin J. Sampson 1986........................C/Col William E. Geesey 1987...................C/Lt Col Deanna K. Paul 1988.......................C/Lt Col Richard J. Bingle 1989...........................C/Lt Col Daniel H. Niessen 1990........................C/Lt Col Robert C. Bitting 1991.........................C/Lt Col Richard C. Parker 1992............................C/Lt Col J. Michael Ibarra 1993....................C/Lt Col Mario A. Calvo 1994........................C/Lt Col Erin M. Green
Tom Doyle
The 49th Cadet Training Squadron of the Cadet Training Group is unique in Cadet Training Group history. No cadets were ever assigned to the 49th CTS; the number was set aside to honor a former member of the Cadet Training Group. Cadet Captain Tom Doyle was a Northern California youth who was a leader in his school and community, a licensed pilot at age 17 and an outstanding member of the Civil Air Patrol. Cadet Doyle was selected to command the 18th CTS at Fort Ord in the summer of 1980. However, a change in personnel requirements resulted in the activation of only one CTS instead of the three that were planned. Shortly after the Fort Ord Encampment, Cadet Doyle commanded Delta Flight, 17th CTS at McClellan AFB.
Cadet Captain
At 17 he earned his FAA private pilot certificate and won an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class. After completing training as a F-16 fighter pilot, he was stationed in Germany (NATO) with the 10 TFS Fighting Tenth(USAFE). On one grim cloudy day in the spring of 1988, 1st Lieutenant Tom E. Popeye Doyles F-16 fighter experienced catastrophic engine failure while over the center of the city of Forst. Although he could have bailed out, Lt. Doyle elected to stay with his crippled fighter to guide it away from the shops, schools and congestion below. He succeeded, but died in the ensuing crash. In 1989, the Cadet Training Group recognized Lt. Doyle by naming posthumously, as the commander of the 49th Cadet Training Squadron. The guidon of the 49th Cadet Training Squadron appears on the Cadet Training Group shield as a reminder of our CTG hero.
Commandant of Cadets
CTG Commander
Congratulations on completing your basic encampment. More importantly, congratulations to committing yourself to a difficult task and finishing what you started. By doing so you have refined your character and become more vivid versions of yourself. You step forward into the ranks of servants, and supporter. Not kings or rulers, but leaders and learners. Not to glorify what you have accomplished as an individual. Your position within the group is temporary and circumstantial, but your willingness to serve toward a goal greater than yourself is timeless. Most of your peers will look back at this summer as a season of fun and friends. You will be able to look back to this season as the beginning of doing hard things, of challenging your limitations, and of never settling for your first attempt. You also have the fun and the friends, but you have so much more in addition. Teamwork, attention to detail, and pushing yourself past your perceived personal limits will always result in a better outcome. You have now taken your first steps into The Cadet Training Group, and I say from personal experience that it is a journey of a life time. No matter where you go in life, you will always carry The Cadet Training Group, your band of brothers, in your heart. Continue to seek excellence in all that you do.
- C/Lt Col Rachel Khattar/2013 CTG Commander
The Cadet Training Group would like to thank the following CAP members for their support at this years encampment:
Capt William Biehl , Transportation Officer Maj James Breedlove, Health Services Officer Maj Christa Cabrerra, Mess Officer 2d Lt Emmanuel Godinez, Health Services Officer Maj Brandi Mizner, Transportation Officer Maj Paul Saba, Transportation Officer Maj Bruce Black Maj Wayne Brown Capt Donald Hammond SM Douglas Miller
Behind every great Cadet Training Group Commander there was an even greater support team. Our mission would be lost without them. - C/COL William E. Geesey 1986 CTG Commander
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Preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to their bodies but to their spirits. Feeding people is a way of loving and nurturing them.
Executive Officer
Group Superintendent
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
Tina Arthur
BreeAnna Bigwood
Danielle Calandrino
Sophia Cancio
Ally Chien
Melissa Deach
Michele Feltman
Mackenzie Grossgold
Elyse Hoelzle
Andrina Hoffman
Erin Huang
Cindy Kim
Lydia Mattsson-Boze
Elizabeth McMahon
Brianna Parish
Victoria Petty
Corrina Swift
Madelyn Vera
Steven Alexander
Grant Britton
Michael Clark
Julien Courtade
Ashish Ganesh
Joshuah Garbutt
Austin Greene
Anthony Hayes
Job Hoefer
Nolan Morikawa
Maxwell Nicholas
Byron Osborne
Andrew Rashid
Nathanael Reed
Kyle Reid
Elliott Sterling
Cole Striler
Ibraheem Sultan
Seth Talley
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SM Nicholas Okpysh
Gavin Ahearn
Brian Bayer
Luke Bustillo
Taiko Cantil
Wayne Cate
Ryan Hack
Aiden Heller
Nathan Huynh
Conor La Rouche
Anass Malabeh
Triston Neely
Sebastian Ouellette
Adam Payne
Christian Pichay
Dale Restorick
Jose Rocha
Garrett Swift
Kennedy Vu
Jiyoung Yi
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Maxwell Aiken
Nicholas Alvarado
Christian Anglin
Kyle Balzer
Josiah Bierle
Matthew Carusi
Jason Crouch
Gabriel DePaolo
William DeYoung
Grayson Galisky
Robert Heideman
Nicholas Loey
Taylor Nuth
Luke Patzer
Nathan Pearson
Jack Pina
Langham Robinson
Filipp Sedreyev
Benjamin Tafoya
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Jonathan Arias
Robert Brenizer
Kenneth Carson
Nathan Eberhardt
Tony Garcia
Luke Hoefer
Christopher Kelley
Matt Lizarraga
Lucas Loe
Sean Manni
Nathan Moore
Jake Pearman
Christopher Reveno
Eddie Sarmiento
Jacob Schwartz
Francis Smith
Josiah Spalding
Brandon Winters
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Andrew Brabazon
David Dong
Taylor Evans
Harrison Feain
Thomas Foster
Noah Gregoire
Jimmie Hinojoza
Joshua Hovland
Thomas Huls
Christopher Kedjejian
Alexander Kirksharian
Tristen Koolman
Seth Ramirez
Phillip Roszak
Stephen Roy
Joshua Snyder
David Taylor
Haddon Williams
Randy Williams
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SM Noah Warren
Daniel Arghavani
Justin Barz
Sheyne Clancy
Michelangelo Coltelli
Daniel Feinberg
Anthony Gallad
Colin Garofalo
Connor Hamnquist
David Marshall
Seth Miller
Tristan Parado
Andre Poladian
Henry Quintero
Kyle Reid
Alexis Sanchez
Christiaan Schotel
Brenden Smith
Wyatt Stephan
Samuel Trujillo
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2d Lt Michael Goude
John Copeland
Aaron Crump
Jacob Dobler
Harmont Grenier
Rowin Guevarra
Garron Ireton
Benjamin Lazerson
Michael Levy
Donald Marion
Myles Minnis
Sean Moran
Drew Plata
Steven Roche
Martin Sandoval Jr
Charles Scott
Matthew Stoiber
Pablo Stone
Clayton Wikoff
Russell Woo
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
- John Quincy Adams
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2d Lt Matthew Talley
Spencer Burke
Waldon Chan
Justin Diaz
Colton Finch
Kaden Foster
Gunnar Gobel
Garrett Greer
Justin Jackson
Kyle Judy
Brandon Layman
Mauricio Mayer
Jeberiah Moore
Jeremy Rogers
Japjot Singh
Luis Vasquez
Nathan Veta
Shamsher Warudkar
Ryan Yang
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2d Lt Robert Ottenhoff
Alyssa Ayala
Kaitlin Bleich
Zhivonna Bonney
Christianna Bush
Nicolle Bustos
Alicia Camarena
Kalena Foy
Cyntia Franco
Kendal Grossgold
Clarissa Hoffman
Shannon Huang
Nicole Lodermeier
Chelsea Mai
Ariel Millaud
Renee Morales
Aitiana Pena
Sarah Smith
Amber Thompson
Candace Williams
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Matthew Arnett
Dylan Barber
Michael Bayer
Sebouh Bazikian
Johnathan Brabazon
Hans Domke
Ronald Goennier
David Gutierrez
Connor Hartzog
Ian Herrera
Dylan Hert
Taylor Johnson
Paul Lee
Justin Lim
Barrett Lo
Robert Mahoney
Marcello Rochat
Justin Usher
William White
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2d Lt Victoria Corrado
Tyler Beal
Kaleb Beasley
Daniel Bloss
Jarred Caines
Darien Carlson
Alexander Cortez
Jonathan De Haan
Elliott Feldman
Raymond Kim
Franz Kinkhorst
Joseph Lindo
Joshua Lopez
Chase Lynch
William Massey
Aidan Mauk
Joshua Plata
Dillon Reyes
Josiah Walker
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IN PROCESSING
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IN PROCESSING
The significant importance of a contract is that it acts as a promise to fulfil a certain obligation.
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MORNING PT
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MORNING PT
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FORMATIONS
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FORMATIONS
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CHOW
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CHOW
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MORNING PT
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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OBSTACLE COURSE
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. - Colin Powell
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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OBSTACLE COURSE
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A DAY OF FLYING
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A DAY OF FLYING
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PARADE PRACTICE
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FLIGHT INSPECTIONS
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FLIGHT INSPECTIONS
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VOLLEYBALL
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VOLLEYBALL
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - Henry Ford
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VOLLEYBALL
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GROUP RUN
GROUP RUN
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GROUP INSPECTION
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GROUP INSPECTION
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GRADUATION PARTY
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GRADUATION PARTY
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GRADUATION PARTY
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GRADUATION PARTY
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GRADUATION PARADE
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GRADUATION PARADE
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GRADUATION PARADE
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GRADUATION PARADE
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GRADUATION PARADE
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GRADUATION PARADE
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GRADUATION PARADE
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TIME TO GO HOME
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CANDID SHOTS
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CANDID SHOTS
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23 June 2013 - Juliet Flight 24 June 2013 - India Flight 25 June 2013 - Delta Flight
CTG Commanders Award for Staff Excellence - C/1st Lt Rhett Spongberg Terry Edinboro Award for Excellence - C/Maj Kelcy Dungo Encampment Commanders Award - C/SSgt Tristan Parado Academic Excellence - C/Amn Max Aiken Chaplain Loren Brown Award - 1st Lt Joanna Lee
2013 Encampment video filmed and edited by C/CMSgt Joyce Liu. The video is available at www.cawgencampment.com.
Weekbook photography by: Lt Col Marc Cohen C/CMSgt Joyce Liu C/Tgt Courtney Benson Additional thanks to 1st Roni Lopez for providing in-processing photographs for this weekbook.
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