Group Staff
Texas Wing Group 3 Leadership
Group Staff
Meet the Civil Air Patrol group command team and staff officers supporting operations, cadet programs, aerospace education, emergency services, administration, and mission readiness.
Command Team
CommanderMajor Chris Christensen
Deputy CommanderMajor Roman Vitanza
Group NCOVACANT
Administration & Support
Safety OfficerLt. Col. Bobby Sides
ChaplainCh., Lt. Col. James Williams
Finance OfficerLt. Col. Horace Jacks
Personnel OfficerLt. Col. Dietrich Whisennand
Administrative OfficerLt. Col. Dietrich Whisennand
Information Technology Officer1st. Lt. Randall Baker
Programs & Outreach
Plans & Programs OfficerLt. Col. Bobby Sides
Cadet Programs OfficerLt. Col. Mark Eubank
Testing OfficerMaj. Michael Brown
Aerospace Education OfficerLt. Col. Cynthia Whisennand
Education and Training OfficerMaj. Hal Ticknor
Public Affairs Officer1st. Lt. Geoffrey Maddox
Recruiting OfficerMaj. Robert Epstein
Operations & Emergency Services
Operations OfficerLt Col Michael Eberle
Homeland Security OfficerMaj. Robert Epstein
Alerting OfficerLt. Col. Bobby Sides
Emergency Services OfficerCapt. Lucas Kakert
Communications OfficerCapt. James Moye
Standards / Evaluation OfficerCapt. Leonard Ellis
Disaster Preparedness OfficerLt. Col. Bobby Sides
Counter Drug OfficerLt. Col. Michael Eberle
Logistics
Logistics OfficerMaj. Gregory Collins
Aircraft Maintenance OfficerLt. Col. Michael Eberle
Transportation OfficerLt. Col. Bobby Sides
Last updated: 08/08/2026
