Congratulations to the following North Central Region Wing commanders who received their Command Council Badges from (then) CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Edward Phelka during the recent CAP National Conference in San Antonio, Texas! - Col. Thomas Theis, North Central Region Commander - Col. Jason Suby, Minnesota Wing Commander -...
Congratulations to the following North Central Region Wings that were recognized with regional Mission Awards during the 2024 CAP National Conference held in San Antonio, Texas! - Kansas Wing: Cadet Programs Mission Award - Kansas Wing: Disaster Relief Mission Award - Minnesota Wing: Search and Rescue Mission Award - North...
Communicators across North Central Region participated in the, very successful, 2024 Central States Communications Exercise over the last several days -- the largest Public Safety Communications Exercise in the United States! The 2022 Event saw 350 participants from 23 states, 2 territories and DC; with 65 Communications Vehicles and 95...
Twelve Minnesota Wing members from 9 squadrons headed to Camp Ripley this weekend for Level 3 and Level 4 senior member training to learn new skills, build relationships, and become better leaders at our home squadrons. Level 3 focuses on developing the squadron-level leader, and Level 4 prepares our members...
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.
Join us in congratulating Cadet Colonel Evan Ekstrand, of Minnesota Wing's St. Croix Composite Squadron, in earning the General Carl A. Spaatz award, the highest achievement in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program! C/Col Ekstrand is the 2,532nd Cadet to earn the Spaatz award, which statistically is earned by less...
Bravo Zulu to Lt. Col. Douglas Dutton of Kansas Wing's Smoky Hill Composite Squadron on obtaining his Federation Aeronautique Internationale (“FAI”) gliding Silver Badge! To earn the Silver Badge one must: fly 5 hours, 1,000 meters height gain and 50 kilometers in distance!
Great work by Minnesota Wing cadets of the Ft. Snelling Cadet Squadron! (Original post by C/Capt Lt. Isaac Nielsen of Ft. Snelling Cadet Squadron.) "C/CMSgt Sadie Yates and C/A1C Miles Miller of the Ft Snelling Cadet Squadron, CAP gave a MNWG encampment briefing to the Gen. E. W. Rawlings Chapter...
Bravo Zulu to members of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron on their annual support of EAA Chapter 227's "Kids Fly Free" Day as part of their mission of community aerospace education!
Congratulations to former Black Hawk County Composite Squadron member, Dick Poppe, on receiving the President's Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Civil Air Patrol since 1973!
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.
