CTWG: The New Commander of the CT Wing

Civil Air Patrol’s Colonel Cassandra Huchko takes command of the Connecticut Wing

CTWG PRESS RELEASE

A Plainville, Connecticut native has been appointed Commander of the Connecticut Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). She is the third female in Connecticut to have earned this honor.

Then Lt Col. Cassandra Huchko of Plainville, was promoted to full Colonel and assumed command of the Connecticut Wing on February 21st during a formal ceremony presided over by fellow CAP officers including the North East Region Commander Colonel Christopher Hayden as well as a number of past Connecticut Wing Commanders. Over one hundred Connecticut Civil Air Patrol volunteers, senior members and cadets, as well as State Representative Elizabeth A. Boukus and Plainville Town officials were in attendance. The ceremony was held at the Robertson Airport in Plainville, CT.

"This Wing is and will be, all about teamwork.” and “The Wing staff is not going to be my staff, it’s your staff.", said Huchko, who works for Otis Elevator, part of United Technologies in Farmington, CT.

Huchko’s path to success in the organization had its challenges. Over two decades, she navigated and successfully performed the responsibilities of a Squadron Officer, Squadron Commander, Connecticut Wing Administrative Officer, Director of Administration & Personnel and most recently the demanding position of Wing Chief of Staff.

As Wing Commander, Huchko becomes the CAP Corporate Officer for Connecticut and will serve on the Civil Air Patrol’s National Board. Statewide, she is in charge of 13 squadrons including over 700 senior and cadet members. The Connecticut Wing currently operates five single-engine Cessna and Gippsland aircraft, a ground fleet of transport vans and a statewide rescue and emergency services communications network. Connecticut has a dynamic ground search and rescue capability and is one of the hardest flying wings in the nation, ranking fifth nationally and first in the North East in hours flown per aircraft.

For more information about the Connecticut Wing and CAP, go to www.CTWG.CAP.GOV.