Winchester Civil Air Patrol Cadet Awarded Flight Training Scholarship
WINCHESTER, Va. (April 20, 2025) – Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Alekzander “Zander” Rogers, of Winchester, has been selected to receive a Civil Air Patrol scholarship from its Virginia Wing. This scholarship is an all-expenses-paid opportunity for Rogers to train and complete his solo flight and related training towards his private pilot certificate. He serves as the character development noncommissioned officer in charge with the Winchester Composite Squadron. Rogers has had a
Stephens City’s Steven Ritter recognized for 50 years of service in Civil Air Patrol
WINCHESTER, Va. (Mar 21, 2025) – Lieutenant Colonel Steven Ritter, of Stephens City, was recognized for serving in Civil Air Patrol for 50 years. Brigadier General David V. Cochran, Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard, presented Lt. Col. Ritter with a plaque at the Winchester Composite Squadron’s annual banquet at Historic Rosemont Springs earlier this month. In December 1974, Steven Ritter and his family had just moved back to Virginia after his father retired
