The Michigan Wing Color Guard and Drill Teams competed at the National Cadet Competition at Dayton, OH. The National Cadet Competition (NCC) is an annual event to evaluate the best team of cadets represented at wing, region and national levels for drill teams and color guards. The NCC enables cadets to model traits of the highest standards of leadership, commitment, and personal responsibility. The individual competitive events of the NCC reflect the requirements of the Spaatz Award - exam, inspection, mile run, and leadership.

The Color Guard Team consisted of cadets Stephanie Carson, Scott Carson, Bryan Connell, Merreck Gandy, and Jonathan Pupillo. Capt Bill Carson was an escort of the Color Guard Team. "The cadets really enjoyed the Competition", remarked Capt Carson, "It was a disappointment that we didn't win, but it was a tremendous effort by all involved, including the staff that made the event happen".

The Drill Team consisted of cadets Korban Blok, Tyler Clark, Andrew De Kraker, Carter del Rosario, Alex Gaunt, Anthony Hiler, Emily Hodyna, Mark Marciniak, Tyler Millard, Earnest Morton, Nathan Orzechowski, Joshua Roney, and Matthew P Schneider. 1st Lt Mark Curtis, team escort, reflected "We have been practicing since October 2007, and although we anticipated the Wing competition win, we were surprised to win the Region competition. The amount of time the cadets have spent together has helped them bond and work together closely which will make them a better team back at the home unit." One of the more taxing events is the Inspection where the cadets must stand at attention for 20 minutes while the team gets inspected. "This was the most challenging for us", said 1st Lt Curtis, "Making sure we had everything we needed and making sure those things were ready for inspection".

"We will be back next year", said 1st Lt Curtis, "but for now, I get my weekends back!"