SIOUX FALLS CAP SQUADRON ASSIGNED NEW COMMANDING OFFICER
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—First Lieutenant Daniel Thibault has been named the new squadron commander of the Civil Air Patrol’s Sioux Falls Composite Squadron by Col. Mike Beason, commander of the South Dakota Wing of the CAP.
Thibault takes over command from Lt. Col. Rick Larson, who was promoted to assistant director of operations for the SD Wing. Larson served as squadron commander since 2006.
Thibault, a native of Hesperia, California, has had a long career with CAP, first as a CAP cadet and later as a senior member. A CAP member since 1993, Thibault has served as Assistant Director of Cadet Programs for the SD Wing. This year, he received the Outstanding Senior Member Award for the SFCS. Thibault also served as a tanker in the U.S. Army. He lives in Sioux Falls and is employed by Wells Fargo.
“I look forward to the challenges of commanding the vibrant and growing unit that we have here in Sioux Falls,” Thibault said. “I plan to ensure that our cadets and senior members receive the training they need to perform our important missions in search and rescue, disaster response, and community service to the Sioux Falls area and South Dakota.”
The CAP is a Congressionally chartered private, non-profit corporation that is an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Its primary missions are emergency services, cadet programs and aerospace education. There are approximately 350 cadets and senior members in the S.D. Wing and 83 members in the SFCS. For more information about the SFCS, contact Capt. Todd Epp, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, at eppcap(at)gmail.com. For resources about the SFCS or CAP, browse http://www.uscap.us or http://www.capvolunteernow.com/media_center//online_media_kit.cfm.
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Photo: 1Lt. Dan Thibault, center, at a SAREX (search and rescue exercise) in Custer, SD.
