Photo by Dale Leppard
Donovan Tung named Cadet of the Year
Lone Eagle Composite Squadron of CAP
Recently, Cadet CMSgt Donovan Tung, Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, was presented with the “Civil Air Patrol Outstanding Squadron Cadet of the Year Award” by Lt Col Howard Leach, Jr., CAP and NJ VP/Treasurer of the Shooting Star Chapter 195 of the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA).
Cadet CMSgt Donovan Tung, the Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tung of Summit, NJ, is in the 10th grade at Summit High School where he participates on the Junior Varsity Football and Track teams.
Within the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, as a Cadet NCO, he assumed the leadership responsibility for the squadron’s cadets. In this role, he has become a valuable source of inspiration and information, especially for the Squadron’s many new cadets. He was instrumental in organizing the Squadron’s 2023 Open House and he has participated in Cadet Orientation Flights, the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, and the annual Maryland Cadet Basic Encampment. Most recently, he was appointed lead representative for the Squadron at the NJWG Cadet Advisory Council.
The Lone Eagle Composite Squadron meets on Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Morristown National Guard Armory, NJ. Youth can start the cadet leadership, aerospace education, and emergency services program at age twelve and adults can join as senior members starting at age 18. For more information about the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, contact Capt J. Peter Hinge, Commander, at 201-590-5371 or jens.hinge@njwg.cap.gov. Also, visit the Squadron web site at loneeagle.org.
Founded in 1941 and established as the official civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force seven years later, Civil Air Patrol is chartered by Congress as a nonprofit organization for the purposes of youth development, aerospace education, and to promote general aviation. In an auxiliary role as a Total Force partner of the Air Force, CAP operates the world’s largest fleet of single-engine aircraft for search and rescue, disaster relief, training, and education. Civil Air Patrol is dedicated to serving America’s communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.
