Pegelow Named Next South Dakota Wing Commander
Lt. Col. Kevin Pegelow will serve as CAP’s next South Dakota Wing Commander. Col Tim Theis, CAP’s North Central Region Commander, made the announcement (date). The change of command will be in December.
Pegelow, currently South Dakota Wing Vice Commander, joined Civil Air Patrol in 1992, progressed through the cadet program, and is a proud graduate of the Wisconsin Cadet Academy. He received the Carl A. Spaatz award in 1997 (#1362) and served in Wisconsin wing in a number of squadron officer roles until 2006.
After moving to South Dakota in 2021, he rejoined Civil Air Patrol after a 15-year break.