The Lancaster Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has announced the recent promotions and milestone achievements earned by cadets and a senior member at the group's Sept. 28 meeting.

Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Julius Acosta of Lancaster and Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Sara Dalrymple of Oxford have completed Achievement 7. They were promoted to cadet chief master sergeant and earned the Dr. Robert Goddard Award.

Cadet Senior Airmen Luca Hermosillo and Noah Hermosillo of Wrightsville were promoted to cadet staff sergeant and received the Wright Brothers Award. The Wright Brothers Award marks the completion of the first phase in CAP's cadet program. To earn the award, cadets must meet requirements in leadership, aerospace education, physical fitness, and character development.

Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Heisey of New Providence was promoted to cadet second lieutenant and earned the Billy Mitchell Award. The award marks the completion of the second phase of the cadet program and signifies the cadet's readiness to enter the cadet officer corps.

Through continued training, participation, growth in leadership and professional development, 2nd Lt. Theresa Diehl of Lancaster earned her promotion to first lieutenant and will continue her progress in the senior member professional development program.

The Lancaster Composite Squadron meets each Monday except holidays at 6:30 p.m. at Alliance Aviation, located inside the Lancaster Airport terminal at 500 Airport Road in Lititz. Visitors are welcome.

CAP is the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. To learn more, visit http://www.cap.news or http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com. Information about the Lancaster Composite Squadron is available by visiting https://pawg.cap.gov/locations/group-pa003/squadron-pa010 or following the squadron on Facebook.