Emergency Services School
 23-24 November 1984
 MN Correctional Facility - Red Wing, Minnesota
Commander: Capt Kevin Swanson, Red Wing Composite Squadron (1st Commander)
 ES, Comm, First Aid with a scenario at the Energy Center

 

Emergency Services School

1985?

Commander: Capt Kevin Swanson, Red Wing Composite Squadron

 

Emergency Services School: Winter Survival Course

21-22 February 1986

Energy Education Center Campus – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Capt Kevin Swanson, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Commandant: C/ Jason Johnson, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Highest Scoring Team: C/ Doug Reynolds & C/ Jason Johnson, Red Wing Sq;

C/ Robert Lennon and C/ Ted Arrindell, Rochester Sq

Attendance: 11 cadets, 2 units

 

Winter Blue-Cap / Black Beret Encampment

20-22 February 1987

Energy Education Center Campus – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: 1st Lt Dale Hoium, Red Wing Composite Squadron (2nd Commander)

Commandant: C/ Ryan Steffenhagen, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Golf Flight

Honor Cadet: C/ Robert Lennon, Rochester Composite Squadron

Attendance: 31 cadet, 5 units

 

First Annual “Polecat Competition” – not so named until 1988 by Chaplain Mikitta.

 

Emergency Services College, Black-Cap IV

04-06 March 1988

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Capt Dale Hoium, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/Capt Daniel Liedl, Rochester Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Alpha Flight

Honor Cadet: C/ Christine Arnsdorfer, Mankato Composite Squadron

Attendance: 21 cadets, 4 units

 

Emergency Services College, Black-Cap V

17-19 March 1989

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Capt Dale Hoium, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/

Honor Cadet: C/FO Susan Lockert, Red Wing Composite Squadron

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College VI

02-04 March 1990

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Capt Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/1st Lt Victoria Eckhoff, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Honor Cadet: Mathew Michaud, Valley Cadet Squadron

Attendance: 33 cadets, 13 seniors

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College VII

22-24 February 1991

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Maj Dale Hoium, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/Capt Mathew Michaud, Valley Cadet Squadron

Attendance: 51 cadets, 15 seniors

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College VIII

21-23 February 1992

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Maj Dale Hoium, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/Lt Col David Jadwin, St Paul Composite Squadron

Attendance: 67 cadets, 18 seniors

 

Polecat Competition: Karaoke

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College IX

29-31 January 1993

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Maj Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/Lt Col Kevin Campbell, St Paul Composite Squadron

Honor Cadet: C/ Majken Gierke

Attendance: 64 cadets, 24 seniors

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College X

18-20 February 1994

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Maj Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/ Amy Nord, North Star Cadet Squadron

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XI

17-19 February 1995

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Lt Col Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/ Jamie Stanke, Mankato Composite Squadron

Honor Flights: Charlie Flight and Senior Flight

Honor Senior: TFO Andrew Browning, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Honor Cadet: C/FO James Storlie, Rochester Composite Squadron

Attendance: Approx 80, 10 units

 

First-ever Senior Flight

Polecat Competition: Line Dancing

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XII

1996

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Lt Col Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/Capt Julie Williams, North Hennipen Composite Squadron

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XIII

21-23 February 1997

National Guard Armory – Red Wing, Minnesota

Commander: Lt Col Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/Capt Jason Inskeep, St Paul Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Bravo Flight

Honor Cadet: C/ Ryan Hinz, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Attendance: 76

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XIV

07-09 August 1998

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Lt Col Dale Hoium, Minnesota Wing Headquarters

Cadet Commander: C/FO Tandra Thesing, Crow Wing Composite Squadron

Attendance: 80+

 

Mistakenly referred to as the 15th Annual Black-Cap.

First Black-Cap “summer camporee” – Black-cappers in tents!

Black-Cap patch authorized

First “Polecat Dance”

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XV
 
The “stealth” Black-Cap… it NEVER happened!

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XVI

24-26 March 2000

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Capt Andrew Browning, Red Wing Composite Squadron (3rd Commander)

Cadet Commander: C/2d Lt Christopher Snyder, St Paul Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Echo Flight

Attendance: 127 members, 19 units

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XVII

23-25 March 2001

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Maj Victoria Eckhoff, Red Wing Composite Squadron (4th Commander)

Cadet Commander: C/Lt Col Seth Grenke, Hutchinson Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Echo Flight

Attendance: 130 members, 17 units

 

Six students from Fremont Cadet Squadron, Nebraska Wing (NE-010), in attendance.

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XVIII

05-07 April 2002

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Maj Victoria Eckhoff, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/2d Lt Tony Prose, 130th Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Whiskey Flight

Attendance: 98 cadets, 48 seniors, 21 units

 

Six students from NE-010 Fremont Cadet Squadron.

Ten students from ND- 119th ANG (Fargo) Cadet Squadron.
Black-Cap Emergency Services College XIX

11-13 April 2003

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Maj Victoria Eckhoff, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/Maj Nolan Teel, Viking Composite

Honor Flight: Foxtrot Flight

Attendance:

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XX

2-4 April 2004

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Co-Commanders: Capt Mari Lucas and Capt Ellen Browning, Red Wing Composite Squadron (5th & 6th Commander)

Cadet Commander: C

Honor Flight:

Attendance:

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XXI

15-17 April 2005

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Maj Ellen Browning, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/Maj Ryan Kenny, Anoka Composite

Honor Flight: Bravo Flight

Attendance: 88 Personal

4 Students from Sioux Falls Composite Squadron

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XXII

5-7 May 2006

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Maj Ellen Browning, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/1stLt Mark Cross, Valley Cadet Squadron

Honor Flight: Yankee Flight

Attendance: 88 Personal

5 Students from 2 Squadrons in North Dakota

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XXIII

4-6 May 2007

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Capt Mari Lucas, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Cadet Commander: C/1stLt Andrew Puckett, Hutchinson Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Kilo Flight

Attendance: 128 Personal

8 Students from 2 Squadrons in North Dakota

 

Black-Cap Emergency Services College XXIV

2-4 May 2008

Red Wing Civil Air Patrol Center – Bay City, Wisconsin

Commander: Capt Bryce Duncan, Red Wing Composite Squadron (7th Commander)

Cadet Commander: C/2d Lt David Johnson, Red Wing Composite Squadron

Honor Flight: Sierra Flight

Attendance: 110 Personal

4 Students from 119TH ANG Cadet Squadron Fargo, ND

1 Student from Lacrosse Composite Squadron, WI