USAFA Cadet Group 4

Happy Friday Group 4! We hope you all had a great week and looking forward to this weekend! Today on Firstie Friday, we are featuring C1C Brett Castro!

Brett is serving as Group 4's Commander this semester!

He is from Mililani, Hawai'i! 📍

Brett is majoring in operations research and minoring in Japanese! 🗾

He's involved in the Pacific Rim Club and the Martinson Honors Program!

He enjoys surfing, trying new foods, hiking, reading, learning, ukulele, and bowling! 🏄‍♂️🥾📖🎳

A fun fact about Brett is that he went on a semester exchange to study abroad at the Japan National Defense Academy!

Welcome back to another Top 3 Thursday everyone! Today we are featuring CS-35, the Wild Weasels!

Squadron Commander: C/Lt Col Payton Rawson
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia
Major/minor: ECE and a Chinese minor
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Wings of Blue, LDS Cadet Choir, NCLS Delegates CIC
Hobbies: Reading, fountain pens, Chinese
Fun fact: "I served a 2-year religious mission in Australia speaking Chinese."

Squadron DO: C/Maj Thai Tran
Hometown: Naples, Florida
Major/minor: Ops Research
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Vietnamese Student Association
Hobbies: Trivia, practicing the ukulele, and spending quality time with friends and family
Fun fact: "All of my brothers go to service academies."

Squadron SEL: C/SMSgt Tristan Lingaolingao
Hometown: San Jose, California
Major/minor: Management
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Soaring IP
Hobbies: Surfing, hiking, spending time with friends and family, and watching the 49ers
Fun fact: "I visited over 20 different waterfalls this past summer!"

Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope your week is off to a great start!

Today, we have a special edition feature! We are featuring one of our awesome 26ers for Three Degree Tuesday!

Today we are featuring C3C Daniel Kurek!

Daniel is from Bucyrus, Ohio! 📍

He is majoring in aeronautical engineering! ✈️

He is a member of USAFA's Drum and Bugle Corps! 🎺🎼

Daniel enjoys lifting, hiking, and hanging out with his friends! 🏋️‍♂️🥾

A fun fact about him is that his Clash of Clans account is 11 years old! 🎮

Happy Friday Group 4! We hope you are all getting hyped for this weekend and are ready to SINK NAVY!!⚓

Today on firstie Friday, we are featuring C1C Nathan Uhl from CS-32 the Roadrunners!

Nathan is serving as Group 4's Stan/Eval Officer!

He's from Omaha, Nebraska! 📍

He is majoring in aeronautical engineering and applied math! ✈️

Nathan is a member of the Cadet Honor Guard!🪖

He enjoys working out, hiking, and skiing! 🏋️‍♂️🥾🎿

A fun fact about him is that he attended Iowa State University for a year prior to coming to USAFA!

Welcome back to another Top 3 Thursday! Today we are featuring CS-34, the Loose Hawgs! 🐗

Squadron Commander: C/Lt Col Daniel Avila
Hometown: Peoria, Arizona
Major/minor: Systems Engineering with an astronautical focus + Spanish
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Martinson Honors Program, Tau Beta Pi, and I5 Space Policy Research
Hobbies: Golfing, snowboarding, and working out with friends
Fun fact: "In community college I lived in a 900 sq ft apartment with 7 other guys."

Squadron DO: C/Maj Luke Palalay
Hometown: Kaneohe, Hawaii
Major/minor: Data Science
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Wings of Blue
Hobbies: Golfing, working out, and playing soccer
Fun fact: "I have snorkeled in the Great Barrier Reef."

Squadron SEL: C/SMSgt Thomas Calabrese
Hometown: Canton, Michigan
Major/minor: Aeronautical Engineering
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Soaring IP
Hobbies: Workout, swim, hang out with friends and family, and watch Formula 1 races
Fun fact: "I have a collection of over 70 pairs of fun socks."

Good afternoon Group 4 and welcome back to another Firstie Friday! We hope you are having a great Friday and getting ready to head out for the weekend! 🥳😎

On today's edition, we are featuring C1C Jasmine Koepcke of CS-34 the Loose Hawgs! 🐗

She is serving as Group 4’s D&C Officer this semester!

She is from Conway, South Carolina! 📍

She is majoring in behavioral science and minoring in D&I! 🧠

Jasmine is a PEER, a member of Honor Guard, the Recycling Club, and is looking to start the Combatives Club too!

She enjoys art and research! 🎨

A fun fact about Jasmine is that her dad makes comic books! 📖

Welcome back to another Top 3 Thursday! Today we are featuring CS-33, the King Ratz! 🐀🧀

Squadron Commander: C/Lt Col Hannah Wingo
Hometown: Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Major/minor: Behavioral Science + D&I
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Cadet Chorale and Narration Team
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, cooking, skiing, and hanging out with friends
Fun fact: "I have two pet rats!"

Squadron DO: C/Maj Jacob Torresi
Hometown: Gilbert, Iowa
Major/minor: Philosophy + Russian and religious studies
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: The Iron Temple (CFC)
Hobbies: Reading, eating at Mitch's, and playing guitar
Fun fact: "I believe in Santa Claus."

Squadron SEL: C/SMSgt Angel Borders
Hometown: Tracy, California
Major/minor: Aeronautical engineering + German
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: CrossFit team
Hobbies: Snowboarding, working out, and spending time with friends
Fun fact: "I broke my leg jumping off of a bunk bed."

Happy Tuesday Group 4! We hope you’re grinding through prog and getting excited for the upcoming three-day weekend! 🥳

Today, on Two Degree Tuesday, we are featuring C2C Camden Larsen from CS-31, the Grim Reapers! 💀👻

Camden is serving as Group 4’s Training NCOIC!

He is from Grand Forks, North Dakota! 📍

He is majoring in geospatial sciences and minoring in D&I! 🛰️

Camden is involved in the Cadet First Responder Team, FALCON Athena, and Spectrum! 🩺

He enjoys reading, hiking, and learning new things! 📚🏕️

A fun fact about Camden is that his favorite drink from Polaris Perk is a caramel macchiato! ☕️

Happy Tuesday Group 4! We hope you are getting through the week and looking forward to job drops on Friday for the firsties! 🎉🥳

Today, we are featuring C2C Caroline Guiler from CS-36, the proud Pink Panthers! 🐾

Caroline is serving as Group 4's Senior Enlisted Leader!

She is from Jacksonville, Florida! 📍

She is double majoring in operations research and applied math, and double minoring in global logistics management and Russian! ➗

Caroline is involved in D&B as well as Model UN! 🎺

She enjoys swimming, singing, dancing, and music! 🏊‍♀️🪩💃🎼

A fun fact about Caroline is that she has swam in Belarus!

Welcome back to another Two-Degree Tuesday everyone! We hope you are all getting hyped for the Friday night football game! 🏈🏟️😤

Today, we are featuring C2C Conner Gloster from CS-37, the Animalistic Skyraiders! 🦄🏰✈️

Conner is serving as Group 4's Stan/Eval NCOIC this semester!

He's from Petaluma, California! 📍

He is majoring in astronautical engineering and minoring in space war fighting! 🚀☄️🛰️

Conner is a member of D&B! 🎶🎺

His hobbies include video games and legos! 🎮

A couple of fun facts about Conner is that he is double jointed in his fingers and that he is a huge Star Wars fan!

Welcome back to another Top 3 Thursday! Today we are featuring CS-32, the Roadrunners! 💨

Squadron Commander: C/Lt Col Annalise Webber
Hometown: Morris Plains, New Jersey
Major/minor: International history + Religious studies and global logistics management
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Hockey
Hobbies: Fishing, crocheting, and hanging out with friends
Fun fact: "I only like to wear my Crocs where one is in sports mode and the other isn't."

Squadron DO: C/Maj Dylan Marcelle
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Major/minor: ECE
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: Club Golf, PECA, and Chess Club
Hobbies: Golf, guitar, chess, watching sports, and country dancing
Fun fact: "Was enlisted, worked on radars for almost 4 years before coming to USAFA."

Squadron SEL: C/SMSgt Max Flasch
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Major/minor: Aeronautical engineering
IC/Clubs/Extracurriculars: CIC/Ground School Instructor for USAFA Cadet Aviation Club
Hobbies: Running, flying, and rucking
Fun fact: "I have flown in a Russian pilot training aircraft."

Welcome back everyone to another Two-Degree Tuesday! We hope everyone had an awesome Parent's/Labor Day Weekend! 🥳😤

Today we are featuring C2C Quintin Kies of CS-33, the King Rats! 🐀🧀👑

Quintin is serving as Group 4's Executive!

He is from Chicago, Illinois! 📍

He is majoring in history with a minor in airpower studies! 📖✈️

At USAFA, Quinitn is involved in the History Club, the Marine Corps Bulldog Program, and the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society! 🐾

His hobbies include reading, listening to music, and hiking! 📖🎶🥾

A fun fact about Quintin is that he has a twin brother!