2002 NY Wing Drill Team Pictures
National Cadet Competition

Last updated 30 Dec 02

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Since the Demons lead the way...

...All you can do is follow.

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY newspaper)
printed an article about Drill Team on 13 July 02

Click here for team pictures from practice and NER


Results from the National Cadet Competition:
(details posted at CAPNHQ NCC page)

Region Team Standard Rank Innovative Rank Inspection Rank Written Rank Mile
Run
Time Rank Volleyball Rank Panel
Quiz
Rank Rank
Totals
OVERALL
RANK
SER PR 2620 1 2620 1 2280 7 619 4 1341 116:42:00 5 7/0 1 2/5 5 24 2
PCR WA 2130 6 2490 2 2360 6 543 7 1285 118:45:00 7 2/5 5 2/5 5 38 7
MER DE 2300 4 2490 2 2280 7 601 5 1444 111:32:00 1 4/3* 4 5/2 2 25 3
SWR AZ 2380 2 2400 5 2480 1 530 8 863 146:13:00 8 2/5* 6 4/3 4 34 6
GLR IL 2110 7 2420 4 2430 4 651 2 1400 113:39:00 4 5/2 2 5/2 2 25 3
NER NY 2200 5 2400 5 2460 3 682 1 1434 112:02:00 2 2/5* 6 6/1 1 23 1
NCR MN 2100 8 2340 7 2470 2 644 3 1405 113:33:00 3 5/2 2 2/5 5 30 5
RMR UT 2340 3 2340 7 2400 5 562 6 1328 118:51:00 6 1/6 8 2/5 5 40 8

Uniform Inspection - 3rd place
Standard Drill - 5th place
Innovative Drill - 5th place
Written Test - 1st place
Panel Quiz - 1st place
Mile Run - 2nd place
Volleyball - 6th place

Overall - 1st place!!!


Arrival, Preparation, Tour and Planetarium, 29-30 Jun 02:

Uniform Inspection and Mile Run, 30 Jun 02:


MER (DE) Team Commander in the infamous "long wait"; NER (NY) marching on; NER (NY) Team Commander Reporting in


Inspection starts; A "happy" Wieczorek (squinting, really); Cadets Cunningham and Boarman are serious (front to back)


USAFA Chapel tour; Team waves to former Team CC Kubera, who was a new doolie marching; Falling in for warmups for mile run


Mile run briefing; NER (NY) and NER (PA) DT/Color Guard begin mile run; Cadets Rossbach and Wieczorek 1 lap into run

Photos courtesy of 1Lt Bruce Knight

Inspection formation

Forming on ready line for inspection

Serious cadets with serious
scenery behind them

Uniform inspection

Examined with a fine toothed comb

Standard Drill- drill card

Standard and Innovative Drill, Written Test 1 Jul 02:


SER (PR) and 1st place standard; PACR (WA) Team Commander Schnabler, NCC honor cadet; NER (NY) Team Commander receiving drill card


NER (NY) Standard drill, Cadets Kuchman, Peppers, Getgen after a column right (L to R, front row); NER (NY) team practices innovative during break


NER (NY) team practices innovative during break; SER (PR) with 1st place innovative; NER (NY) performing innovative


Judge picks up ribbons accidentally fallen off; NER (NY) Team prepares for written test (1st place); Cadets Camp and Cunningham (L to R, front row) try to whistle famous Bridge Over River Kwai tune

Volleyball, Awards, Return Home 2-3 Jul 02:


Cadet Cucchiara explaining symbolism in NER patch; Cadet Georgia opens volleyball for NER (NY) against SER (PR); Playing v-ball against SER (PR)


Drill team eagerly awaits honor guard demo; USAF Honor Guard demonstration (last 2)


USAF Honor Guard demonstration; 4-Man USAF Honor Guard demo at banquet; 4-Man Honor Guard fires blank round at banquet


Cadet Cucchiara accepts 1st place in Quiz Bowl for NER; Cadet Cucchiara accepts 1st place in Written Test for NER; Cadet Rossbach accepts Written Exam High Score (98%) award for NDTC overall


Cadets Kaminski and Getgen realize NER has won 1st overall at NCC; Cadet Cucchiara accepts the USAF Chief of Staff Sweepstakes Trophy for NER


Drill Team performs "Breakout March" one last time; Parents greet the team upon return to Rochester at 3AM

Air Force Honor Guard demonstrates for the cadets at NCC


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