Clay Amann

Major Clay D. Amann

Assistant Cadet Programs Development Officer

Cadet Advisory Council Advisor

EDUCATION

2004 Basic Encampment, Graduate, Honor Flight Member, North Fort Lewis, Washington

2005 National Emergency Services Academy, Basic Course, Graduate, Camp Atterbury, Indiana

2005 Pacific Region Ground Search & Rescue Academy, Graduate, North Fort Lewis, Washington

2006 Pacific Region Cadet Leadership School, Graduate, Camp Murray, Washington

2006 National Emergency Services Academy, 1st Responder Course, Distinguished Graduate, Camp Atterbury, Indiana

2006 Hawk Mountain Ranger School, Field Medic Course, Graduate, Kempton, Pennsylvania

2006 Washington State Department of Transportation, Aviation General AST Member Level II, ESTA, Washington

2006 Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT Orientation Course, ESTA, Washington

2006 Washington State Department of Transportation, Helicopter Operations Course, ESTA, Washington

2010 CAP Officer Basic Course, Graduate, LMS

2010 Squadron Leadership School, Graduate, LMS

2014 Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Design, Montana State University, Bozeman

2015 Corporate Learning Course, Graduate, by correspondence

2016 Training Leaders of Cadets, Graduate, LMS

2016 Cadet Programs Specialty Track, Master Rating

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Jul 2007, Field Medic, Hawk Mountain Ranger School, PA
2. Jul 2007 - Aug 2007, Staff Member, Advanced Course, National Emergency Services Academy, IN
3. Jun 2008 - Nov 2008, Assistant Drug Demand Reduction Administrator, Wing, WA
4. Aug 2010 - Nov 2010, Assistant Deputy Commander for Cadets, Squadron 007, WA
5. Sep 2014 - Jun 2015, Cadet Programs Officer, Group 096, WA
6. Jun 2014 - May 2015, Testing Officer, Squadron 007, WA
7. Jun 2014 - May 2015, Squadron Activities Officer, Squadron 007, WA
8. Jun 2015 - Sep 2016, Cadet Programs Officer, Group 099, WA
9. Jul 2015 - Oct 2015, Squadron Leadership Officer, Squadron 002, WA
10. Jul 2015 - Oct 2015, Assistant Deputy Commander for Cadets, Squadron 002, WA
11. Apr 2015, Commander, NCOS/BCTOS, Group 096, Thun Airfield, WA
12. Aug 2015, Training Officer, Cascade Falcon XX, North Fort Lewis, JBLM, WA
13. Oct 2015 - Sept 2016, Deputy Commander for Cadets, Squadron 002, WA
14. Oct 2015, Commander, West Side Training Academy, Redmond ANG Armory, Redmond, WA
15. Jul 2016, Commandant of Cadets, Cascade Falcon XXI, Camp Casey, WA
16. Dec 2016, Deputy Commander, Pacific Region Cadet Leadership School, Camp Murray, WA
17. Jul 2017, Commandant of Cadets, Cascade Falcon XXII, Camp Casey, WA
18. Nov 2015 - Jan 2017, CAC Advisor, Headquarters, Washington Wing
19. Jan 2016 - Dec 2018, Deputy Director Cadet Programs, Headquarters, Wing, WA
20. Dec 2019 - Oct 2019, Cadet Programs Development Officer, Headquarters, Wing, WA
21. Jul 2015 - Present, Spaatz Exam Proctor, Headquarters, Wing, WA
22. Oct 2019 - Present, Assistant Cadet Programs Development Officer, Headquarters, Wing, WA

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 2008 - Aug 2008, United States exchange to the United Kingdom, IACE

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Exceptional Service Award

Commander’s Commendation Award with clasp

Achievement Award with two clasps

Unit Citation Award with clasp

Carl A. Spaatz Award (#1750)

OTHER AWARDS

Pacific Region Cadet Programs Officer of the Year, 2016

Washington Wing Cadet Programs Officer of the Year, 2016

Washington Wing Emergency Services Outstanding Ground Team Leader, 2007

Washington Wing Emergency Services Support Member of the Year, 2007

Veterans of Foreign Wars Squadron Cadet Officer Award

Veterans of Foreign Wars Squadron Cadet Noncommissioned Officer Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Senior Member Feb. 1, 2010

Captain Aug. 26, 2010

Major Nov. 8, 2015

(Current as of February 2020)

Joining as a Cadet in May 2004, he became a member of Green River Composite Squadron in Auburn, Washington. He graduated from Cascade Falcon IX Basic Encampment on North Fort Lewis as a Cadet Airman in 2004, and after advancing through the Cadet Program in January 2010 he earned the coveted General Carl A. Spaatz Award (#1750), which is the highest achievement in the CAP Cadet Program and earning him the grade of Cadet Colonel. He also represented the United States as part of the International Air Cadet Exchange to the United Kingdom and served as a member of the National Cadet Advisory Council. Major Amann is active in the field of architecture and design in the greater Seattle area. Prior to his current duty assignment, Major Amann was the Deputy Commander for Cadets at Green River Composite Squadron and Cadet Programs Officer for the West-Central Group.

Maj. Clay Amann is the Assistant Cadet Programs Development Officer Civil Air Patrol at Washington Wing Headquarters on McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He is responsible under the Director for the management of Cadet Programs and direction of all functions related to the implementation of the CAP Cadet Program for the wing. Major Amann also serves as the Commandant of Cadets for Washington Wing Cascade Falcon Encampments, where he is responsible for the supervision of the overall encampment curriculum, cadet training, and leadership and discipline of the cadet corps.