Officers
FLTLT Mitchell Leaman
Cadet Unit Commander
FLTLT Leaman joined 18SQN as a cadet in 1999. He has worked his way up the ranks and took over command in December 2020
FLTLT Leman's role is to manage the 18SQN officers, liaise with NZCF HQ and the Support Committee and also be the public face of 18SQN.
MAJ Wayne Henderson
Executive Officer
S2 - NZCF Information and History Officer
S4-1-2 - NZCF Logistics Support Officer
MAJ Henderson joined 17SQN in the late 1970's, commissioning in the mid 80's as a Pilot Officer. MAJ Henderson then transferred to the Christ College Cadet Corp as Unit Commander. After the disestablishment of that unit as the last School Cadet Unit he became Unit Commander at the City of Christchurch Cadet Corp.
In 2015 MAJ Henderson took over as S2 which is part of NZCF HQ and is responsible for NZCF History. MAJ Henderson also became the Christchurch ASO responsible for helping the Unit Commanders in the Christchurch area. MAJ Henderson stood down from the ASO roll in 2022 joining as a unit officer with 18SQN. MAJ Henderson is also involved with NZCF Logistics as a Support Officer
SQNLDR Matt Long
Adjutant
S63-6 - CIS Officer
SQNLDR Long joined 17SQN in 1984 leaving at the end of 2007 having stood down as Unit Commander. In 2008 SQNLDR Long took over command of 18SQN and was Cadet Unit Commander until handing over command in December 2020
SQNLDR Long's current role is the running of the SQN ADJ's office which is responsible for SQN administration and unit standards. SQNLDR Long is also part of the national Communications and Information Systems team, being responsible for the Google Workspace implementation within the NZCF.
PLTOFF Jack Malin
Training Officer
A/PLTOFF Malin joined 27SQN in 2017 reaching the rank of SGT.
In February 2021 transferred to 18SQN. In April of 2023, Jack attended the NZCF Commissioning course and was promoted to the rank of A/PLTOFF.
A/PLTOFF Malin's role as role as training officer is one of the most important in any NZCF unit, providing training programme that is enjoyable, challenging and meets the requirements of the NZCF training system.
SQNLDR Angela Harmon
Logistics Officer
SQNLDR Harmon originally joined Air Cadets with 15SQN in Timaru in 2006, before transferring to 18SQN in 2017.
SQNLDR Harmon is based in the stores and is responsible for ensuring all the unit is issued the correct uniform and providing logistics for the rest of the units equipment requirements.
FLTLT Pip Corlett
Adjutant Staff
S35-A – ATC Exchange Officer
FLTLT Corlett joined Air Cadets in 2003 with 42SQN in Dunedin and transferred to 18SQN in 2012.
FLTLT Corlett also holds a Staff Officer role being responsible for the International Air Cadet scheme in NZ.
PLTOFF Mitchell Soper
Training Staff
PLTOFF Soper was commissioned in 2021 having joined 18SQN as a cadet in 2013.
OFFCDT Ryan Hamilton
Training Staff
OFFCDT Jackson joined 18SQN in 2018 and was promoted to Warrant Officer at the end of 2022. At the end of 2023 he was promoted to OFFCDT and has started the training to becoming a commissioned officer
OFFCDT Anaru Jackson
Training Staff
CDTW/O Jackson joined 18SQN in 2017 and was promoted to Warrant Officer in 2021. In 2023 he was promoted to Officer Cadet.
OFFCDT Liam McIntyre
Training Staff
OFFCDT McIntyre joined 18SQN in 2019. He was promoted to Officer Cadet in December 2023.
OFFCDT Anita Probert
Training Staff
OFFCDT Probert joined 17SQN in 2017. She was promoted to Officer Cadet in October 2023 and transfered to 18SQN in the same month.
W/O Lauren Cunningham
SQN Warrant Officer
CDTW/O Cunningham joined 23SQN in 2018, transferring to 18SQN in 2020. She was promoted to Warrant Officer at the end of 2022
Each NZCF unit can only have one Warrant Officer and CDTW/O Cunningham is responsible for all of 18SQN's NCO's, ensuring they are maintaining a high standard in all aspects of SQN activities.