NCR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – December 2023 Cultural Observances, Awareness Information and Events Religious Holidays Celebrated In December What Religious Holidays Are Celebrated in December 2023? St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6) Christian. This holiday honors the birth of Saint Nicholas, the saint who serves as a role model for...
Congratulations to the following North Central Region units on earning the Aerospace Education Achievement Award for fiscal year 2023! Their active and successful involvement helps accomplish CAP's aerospace education mission and promote an interest in aerospace, aviation, and STEM. Iowa Wing IA-004 Black Hawk County Composite Squadron Kansas Wing KS-092...
Units and members across North Central Region supported their community's Veterans Day events! (Photo Link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02onUYTv2Fgts6ztDmdNU97n11n2kYj2WKMxcFvSPtSDaw9y1bnn2LpD1nGvpXZQCgl) Iowa Wing's Black Hawk Composite Squadron Color Guard presented the colors and assisted with a flag folding ceremony at the Veterans Day ceremony held at the Newaldaya Lifescapes facility in Cedar Falls, IA. Minnesota...
CAP members from around the state participated in a training exercise in Pierre. The mission included air visual and electronic (ELT) search, aircraft to ground team communication, and unmanned photography drone 3D building mapping.
NCR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – November 2023 Cultural Observances, Awareness Information and Events National American Indian Heritage Month Code Talker A Code Talker was a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication. The term is most often used...
NCR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – October 2023 Cultural Observances, Awareness Information and Events National Disability Employment Awareness Month Recruiting Volunteers with Disabilities Should disabled people be given the same opportunities as non-disabled people? Disabled people are less likely to volunteer; therefore, it’s up to the squadron to help them...
Cadet Color Guard Members from Lincoln County and Sioux Falls Composite Squadrons posted/retired the colors and presented the POW/MIA table at Veteran's Memorial Park on National POW/MIA Day on September 15.
NCR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – September 2023 Cultural Observances, Awareness Information and Events National Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Americans Inventions Recognizing some Hispanic Americans whose inventions contributed to the nation’s social and economic well-being. Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, born in Guadalajara, Mexico granted patent for a “Chronoscopic adapter for television...
NCR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – August 2023 Cultural Observances, Awareness Information and Events Women Making History Women Airforce Service Pilots The WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) were female pilots who volunteered to fly American military airplanes during World War II. At the time, it was thought that women would...
Cadet Colonel Keon den Hoed, CAP, received the General Carl A. Spaatz Award on November 2, the highest achievement in the CAP youth program.
CAP members from around the state participated in a training exercise in Pierre. The mission included air visual and electronic (ELT) search, aircraft to ground team communication, and unmanned photography drone 3D building mapping.
Cadet Color Guard Members from Lincoln County and Sioux Falls Composite Squadrons posted/retired the colors and presented the POW/MIA table at Veteran's Memorial Park on National POW/MIA Day on September 15.
