Bravo Zulu to Cadet 2nd Lt. Isabella Cates of Missouri Wing's Lake Ozark Regional Composite Squadron! She began her first Cadet Wings private pilot license flight training yesterday with the Jefferson City Flying Service at Jefferson City Memorial Airport, Jefferson City, MO. Cadet Wings is a merit-based program for cadets pursuing a...
TOP flights: South Dakota Wing continues to inspire the next generation of aviators, engineers, and STEM leaders. One of the most exciting benefits of being a Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Member (AEM) is the opportunity to participate in a Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) flight. Educators don’t just learn about aviation...
Congratulations to the following winning North Central Region units that participated in CyberPatriot 18! And congratulations also to every unit and member that participated in this year’s challenging competitions! (Unless otherwise indicated, all awards are in the All Service Division – comprised of high school students in JROTC, CAP, and...
Maj. Green and adult volunteer Fundermann from Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron recently visited Mrs. Ebling's class at Cedar Heights Elementary to educate them on space orbits and exploration. They visit the class every Winter/Spring to educate the class on a space-related topic. Mrs. Ebling is a CAP Aerospace Education...
South Dakota Wing's Lincoln County Composite Squadron officially began their journey through 30 Days Lost in Space as part of their Aerospace Education program. Using STEM Kits provided by the CAP National Cadet STEM Program, cadets will engage in hands-on materials and activities designed to challenge their problem-solving, teamwork, and aerospace knowledge....
Eighteen more Eastern Iowa scouts earned their Aviation Merit Badge on a recent Saturday afternoon, thanks to the efforts of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron members cadets Jacobson, Kodiaga, Nagel, and Schrader with Maj. Green, 1st Lts. Cook and Loes, and EAA Member Kristain Meyers assisting. The four-hour session...
Cadet Staff Sgt. Taylah Parmeter was awarded the Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) Cadet NCO of the Year for Minnesota Wing's Grand Rapids Composite Squadron. She was honored to have Chief Master Sergeant Rosenthal, Minnesota Wing Senior Enlisted Leader, visit her in the hospital to present the award. C/SSgt. Parmeter was instrumental in...
As NASA prepares for the Artemis II launch, South Dakota Wing's Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron cadets explored how the Orion crew module survives the intense heat of reentry. Cadets designed, built, and tested heat shields to protect a fun-sized candy bar “astronaut” inside a 5-oz paper cup crew module. Their...
Support to our communities -- North Central Region's director of finance and Missouri Wing's director of IT, Lt. Col. David Sewell, helped to install a new weather station near a local high school as mentioned in this month's issue of "Rural Missouri" magazine! (Thanks to Capt. Michelle Spurgeon, commander of Missouri...
Great shout-out by First Air Force! "F-15 fighter aircraft from the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing conducted a live-fly exercise, in coordination with the Civil Air Patrol, simulating a Temporary Flight Restriction violation intercept near Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, Feb. 4, 2026. The exercise reinforced the...
