Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Did You Know Understanding the term AAPI — Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders… Who makes up the AAPI community? AAPI: Asian American and Pacific Islander. This term generally includes all people of Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander descent. Asian: A person having...
Nebraska Wing's Cadet Capt. Noble Rasmussen of the Omaha Composite Squadron was accepted to all five service academies -- and choses the U.S. Air Force Academy! Video link: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/nebraska-teen-five-military-academies-america?fbclid=IwAR2R-7mvMM1HIiWLvjb7MF2-RPeOIp8GCv4UFpL3DWGsiTPcAfnqofV_8rI
North Dakota Wing recently received high praise from the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services for "providing aerial reconnaissance to identify locations with downed power lines in northwestern North Dakota. Their aerial imagery is helping rural electric cooperatives determine labor and supply requirements for power restoration as road crews work...
CAP’s Lincoln County Composite Squadron received drone training from the leader of South Dakota Wing’s small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) program. Col. Mike Beason.
Recently, cadets and senior members from across Iowa Wing came together to discuss Civil Air Patrol's cadet program and learn from each other. Together they are striving to achieve the goals of the Iowa Wing and CAP as a whole -- developing cadet programs leaders who will help shape the...
Over 20 Minnesota Wing Anoka County Composite Squadron cadets and senior members recently participated in a unit-based search and rescue exercise. The day included using direction finding equipment to find ELT’s (beacons), setting up shelters, and learning how to work in a team as ground team members. This training will...
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, was part of the search that found the body of Kay Flittie near Spencer, S.D. in Saturday, April 16. The Sioux Falls woman had been missing for over a week and her abandoned car had been found abandoned on I-90 near the Spencer exit in Hanson County.
For the first time in two years, members of the Missouri Wing, Civil Air Patrol, from across the state gathered in-person at the state capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a key component of the annual Missouri Aviation Day activities. More than 70 wing members met with state legislators, toured...