The United States Coast Guard provides some of the best training opportunities available for our cadets. The Alamo Battalion’s PO1 Arjun Patel traveled to USCG Air Station Elizabeth City, home to the Aviation Logistics Center, C-27J Asset Project Office (APO), and Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC). Along with seven other cadets, PO1 Patel was able to participate in the Cadet Aviation Training Program (CATP).
CATP is a program targeted at USCG Academy Juniors in order to expose them to options available to them after graduation. Sea Cadets got to do many of the same activities as USCGA cadets, and see what goes into the Coast Guard’s critically important aviation capabilities.
Many thanks to the US Coast Guard for its incredible support of the Sea Cadet Corps. PO1 Patel reports having a tremendous time.
Coast Guard MH-65Ds being upgraded to the “E” model.
PO1 Patel in the right seat of a C-130J
Cadets were able to ride in the back of a C-130J to see a training drop.
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Another view of the training drop.
During some free time, cadets were able to visit the USS Wisconsin (BB-64).
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Cadets also visited the Navy SEAL Memorial in Virginia Beach.