Recently,10 members from across Missouri Wing gathered in Jefferson City to attend the Inland Search and Rescue Planner Course (ISPC). Throughout the week, members learned the fundamentals of search theory and how to plan for both air and ground based searches using statistical probabilities. The IPSC is taught by the...
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, has completed a major drone photography data collection project for researchers at the Center for Sustainable Solutions at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City funded by the US Bureau of Land Management. CAP’s effort collected and processed over 786,000 multispectral images mapped across 8,125 acres (13 square miles) along Middle Creek, a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. The Center’s scientists aim to understand the consequences of historical bentonite mining that has left much of the region with reduced vegetation and to explore the feasibility of restoration of the area.
Members all across North Central Region are supporting community Halloween events. One of many great examples: members of Nebraska Wing's 155th Composite Squadron supported the Spirit of '76 Haunted Armory event in Lincoln, NE! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid06LCUfQvQ3kHkdpA5pr8PVfZVbGqu5aX89NPvoiBqwjsLeR1BzWy43QP88MDmX9y9l
Members of North Dakota Wing's James Valley Composite Squadron took in a drone demonstration presented by their local sheriff's office. Story and photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02d6agqadsFGzMgnnQXLSLGWeXxNGwheR3NAvc4Mit5pTYLcxn43TBZcVuUyyyXLdql
Great work by the cadets of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron teaching the principles of rocketry to scouts in the Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America, at the Camp Ingawanis Centennial Celebration!
The annual Minnesota Leadership Academy is once again underway at Camp Ripley! Follow their activities and photos via the following link: https://www.facebook.com/mncadets
Great work by South Dakota Wing's Rushmore Composite Squadron with their recent Girl Scout STEM presentation! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0zJwgz4NygwFeKthmZBGrq8ziD8BRU2xpLpTVQgxUUdRnnHbo7uwpP3HC68VhhVcel
Please join North Central Region in congratulating Cadet Captain Clover Naughton of South Dakota Wing's Sioux Falls Composite Squadron, named as the cadet commander for the upcoming Joint Dakota Encampment!
Missouri Wing's October 2024 Aerospace STEM Academy is underway this weekend featuring rocketry and orientation flights! Story and photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02rxUcEBbo8nL6Mwfz2WqyPw4to9Zv3Yd3FJqyFV2xtX5ahH59xL35T3zUP7Tvfvbdl
Members of South Dakota Wing's Crazy Horse Composite Squadron recently toured the Mobile Air Rescue Company facility and the South Dakota Air and Space Museum! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02Yi82uN6z9LDc4sZgRvtPjFByhsb7kBra82PUJAwwmLQLJk4QrscwfPdxfsrvCNiKl
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, has completed a major drone photography data collection project for researchers at the Center for Sustainable Solutions at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City funded by the US Bureau of Land Management. CAP’s effort collected and processed over 786,000 multispectral images mapped across 8,125 acres (13 square miles) along Middle Creek, a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. The Center’s scientists aim to understand the consequences of historical bentonite mining that has left much of the region with reduced vegetation and to explore the feasibility of restoration of the area.
