North Orange County News Release
Composite Squadron 56 
PO Box 262 Chris Storey
La Habra, CA 90631 Public
Affairs Officer 

Phone: (310) 714-7365

E-Mail: cstorey@cawg.cap.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

28 May 2002

CIVIL AIR PATROL SQUADRON GETS NEW COMMANDER

La Habra, CA - Major David Boehm has been appointed to Squadron
Commander of the Civil Air Patrol North Orange County Composite squadron 56.

Major Boehm replaced 1Lt. Ira Rosenberg. 1Lt. Rosenberg had temporarily
assumed the duties as Squadron Commander until a permanent commander could
be appointed. The members of Squadron 56 extend their thanks and gratitude
to Lt. Rosenberg for his efforts. 1Lt. Rosenberg remains an active part of
Squadron 56 as the squadron financial officer.

Since taking command of Squadron 56, Major Boehm has recruited eight
highly motivated new Senior Members. He was essential in their completing
Level One and starting their mission skills and specialty track training
right away. Major Boehm has also filled several key staff positions in the
squadron that had been vacant and has begun recruiting new cadet members.
"His enthusiasm has been contagious", says 1Lt. Roger Woodcock of Squadron
56.

Major Patricia Okawa, past Aerospace Education Officer of the Los
Alimitos Cadet Squadron 153 where Major Boehm was a cadet, says that Dave
"made the program work for him and always made the most of the opportunities
in Civil Air Patrol that he saw or developed."

Major Boehm has been a Civil Air Patrol member for fifteen years. As a
cadet, he served as the Cadet Commander of Squadron 56, in La Habra. He
received the Ameila Earhart award and attended the International Air Cadet
Exchange as a delegate to Germany. He also attended the Air Force Space
Command Familiarization course. As a senior member, Major Boehm has served
as Logistics, Operations, and Emergency Services officers, and most
recently as Director of Information Systems for California Wing. He is an
active Search and rescue/Disaster Relief and Counterdrug mission pilot,
ground team member, and communicator. He is also rated as an Incident
Commander Trainee.
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