U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Colliton, 18th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist helps cadets in the Civil Air Patrol try on parachute equipment during the week-long 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 29, 2011. This annual event gave cadets a chance to live a military style life for the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Colliton, 18th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist helps cadets in the Civil Air Patrol try on parachute equipment during the week-long 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 29, 2011. This annual event gave cadets a chance to live a military style life for the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)
Cadets in the Civil Air Patrol learn survival techniques by a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist during the 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment, including how to start a fire during harsh situations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 29, 2011. Leadership skills and looking into different military programs are goals of the CAP for their cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Colliton, 18th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, gives each Civil Air Patrol cadet a chance to use the parachute simulator at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 29, 2011. The simulator was merely one of the military opportunities the cadets were given a look into during the week-long 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)
by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson
18th Wing Public Affairs
1/4/2012 - KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Civil Air Patrol cadets of Kadena and Osan Air Base, Korea, recently took part in the 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment.
This annual encampment is a week-long event which puts the cadets in a military style training environment.
Here at Kadena, members from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Aircrew Flight Equipment, 18th Operations Group, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, and adult CAP members volunteered their time to demonstrate their jobs to the cadets.
"The cadets who come to Kadena are offered more than those who participate in the encampments in the states," said Capt. Robert Swanson, 18th Mission Support Group Air Force Auxiliary Unit deputy commander, while cadets nodded in agreement.
The CAP aims to develop character and leadership skills in the cadets while giving them a taste of drill practice and the different military programs.
