Civil Air Patrol Squadron 20 Cadet receives top honors

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (C/CMSgt) Tyler Saba of Chino Cadet Squadron 20 was awarded the Civil Air Patrol Commander's Commendation for Inland

Empire Group 3 Ground Team Member of the year, and is nominated for California Wing Ground Team member of the year. Ground team members participate in search and rescue operations and perform lifesaving actions when they locate survivors of crashed aircraft. 

Cadet Saba's Commendation states: "This honor rarely is bestowed upon a cadet and is a reflection of her dedication and service to the Emergency Services mission of the

Civil Air Patrol." 

Cadet Saba holds Civil Air Patrol's highest Ground Team Member Certification and has participated in many search and rescue operations during the past ear, including personally locating two crashed aircraft with her team. At the age of 15 adet Saba shows great leadership, and this award is well deserved. Congratulations C/CMSgt Saba, job well done!

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 58,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland

search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 91 lives in fiscal year 2008. 

Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 23,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 68 years.

Photo: AP Squadron 20 C/CMSgt Tyler Saba and CAP Inland Empire Group 3 Operations Officer, Captain Chris Mattson.