Dave Froiseth was a CAP cadet from 1969 to 1974 in the Cedar Rapids, IA Composite Squadron.  During this period he achieved the General Carl A. Spaatz Award, the highest level possible as a cadet.  He completed Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Iowa in 1977, then went on to complete a 20-year career in the Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.  He then worked as an aerospace contractor at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base.  He moved to Gainesville in 2015 and joined the Gainesville Composite Squadron where he is Deputy Commander for Cadets.