Rohles earns Civil Air Patrol's 'Pilot of Year' award

FALLBROOK — Lt. Col. Jerry Rohles proudly accepted the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Group 7 Pilot of the Year award recently from Fallbrook Squadron 87 Commander Maj. Jim Redmon.

Rohles is a pilot who has continually shown extraordinary dedication to all of the flying activities of Squadron 87 and the California Wing, especially over the past year.

Among his many accomplishments, he flew 50 mission hours for Group 7 commitments and volunteered to replace crews at the last minute from other groups whose circumstances caused them to cancel their participation.

In addition, he is in training to become...