Group 3 member honored at Civil Air Patrol’s Annual Conference and National Board
(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) – The exceptional community service of Civil Air Patrol member Maj. Karen Nahrstadt of March Field Composite Squadron 45 was recognized during an awards ceremony Saturday, Sept. 4 during the Civil Air Patrol’s 2010 Annual Conference and National Board at the San Diego Marriott Marina.
Nahrstadt was honored with the Character Development Instructor of the Year Award for her meritorious service in the Chaplain Corps. She was one of more than 20 Civil Air Patrol members honored with a national CAP service award.
A CAP member since May 2000, Nahrstadt serves as Squadron 45’s Character Development Instructor. She holds a Master Rating in the Character Development specialty track as well as a Senior Rating in Finance. Her personal decorations include the Paul E. Garber Award, Grover Loening Aerospace Award, Benjamin O. Davis Award, Leadership Award, CAP Membership Award, and the Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award. Additionally, Nahrstadt is a graduate of Civil Air Patrol professional development and leadership courses including National Staff College, Region Staff College, Corporate Learning Course, Squadron Leadership School, and the ECI 13 Civil Air Patrol Senior Officer Course. She has completed Levels 1 through 4 of CAP’s 5-level senior member training program.
The annual conference, held Sept. 1-4, provided more than 500 fellow Civil Air Patrol members from across the nation the opportunity to further their professional development, network and help chart CAP’s future.
As part of CAP’s ongoing commitment to the professional development of its members, CAP offered 10 preconference courses Sept. 1-2 and more than 50 learning labs Sept. 3-4. Topics included disaster relief, homeland security, communications, safety, aerospace education and public affairs. In conjunction with the conference, members of the CAP National Board, CAP’s governing body, met to deal with important business matters, including the election of a national vice commander.
Participating CAP volunteers also heard remarks from U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Teresa A.H. Djuric, keynote speaker for the conference banquet on Sept. 4. Djuric is commander of Air University’s Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development at Maxwell Air Force Base, and acts as a liaison providing assistance and oversight for Civil Air Patrol, in its role as the Air Force’s auxiliary. CAP’s more than 60,000 senior and cadet members operate a versatile fleet of 550 aircraft, perform emergency services, foster youth development through cadet program activities and provide aerospace education support for federal, state and local agencies.
Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 60,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and has been credited by the AFRCC with saving more than 100 lives this fiscal year. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 25,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 68 years.
Inland Empire Group 3 consists of ten individual squadrons geographically dispersed throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Group 3’s membership is comprised of cadets ages 12-20 and adult members 18 and older. For more information about Civil Air Patrol in the Inland Empire are, phone (877) 504-1316 or visit us online at gp3.cawg.cap.gov or www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com.
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