Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadets stand in formation in front of the Peterson Passenger Terminal at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 6, 2024. CAP encampment week provides cadets with activities to improve their leadership skills as well as opportunities to tour units and get a glimpse of active-duty life. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadets listen to a lecture on aviation and its effects on human physiology at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 6, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

A U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadet sits in the Barany chair at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The Barany chair is used to train pilots on spatial disorientation and why the vestibular systems should not be trusted while in flight. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

A U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadet listens to the instructors from the Aerospace and Operational Physiology Flight while sitting on the Barany chair at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

A U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadet experiences spatial disorientation while sitting on the Barany chair at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

A U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadet lifts a pillow over his head as he experiences spatial disorientation while sitting on the Barany chair at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

A U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadet dons a helmet and a face mask while in the high-altitude chamber at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

A U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadet adjusts his mask while sitting in the high-altitude chamber at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing held activities to teach cadets about aeronautics, physiology and technology which is instrumental to becoming a professional aviator in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadets depart the flight line at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. Cadets experienced a low-level flight on a C-130 Hercules as part of their encampment week with the CAP. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadets board a C-130 Hercules at Peterson Space Force, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol get ready for take-off while in a C-130 Hercules at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol sit inside a C-130 Hercules while taxiing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. Cadets experienced a low-level orientation flight in a C-130 Hercules during their encampment week. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Norris and Senior Airman Coale Gonzalez, both 302nd Airlift Wing loadmasters, sit on an open ramp of a C-130 Hercules while low-level flying at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Coale Gonzalez, 302nd Airlift Wing loadmaster, stands on the open ramp on the C-130 Hercules during low-level flying over Colorado, June 7, 2024. The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted the cadets during their encampment week with the CAP, where they were given a tour of supporting units and an incentive flight on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Peterson SFB host Civil Air Patrol cadets

Published June 7, 2024
By Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez

Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. -- Civil Air Patrol encampment week provides cadets with activities to improve their leadership skills as well as opportunities to tour units and get a glimpse of active-duty life.