North Central Region Commander Col Thomas Theis and Missouri Wing Commander Col Jennifer Smith invite you to attend the 2026 Civil Air Patrol Missouri Wing and North Central Region Conference and Missouri Wing Change of Command. Conference and Banquet to be held Saturday, March 21, 2026 with social events starting...
Emergency Services is one of the core missions of Civil Air Patrol, and training always starts with the basics. Today, South Dakota Wing held a split ES training day on each end of the state. Drone, ground team, and aircrew training were all on the schedule. Getting members trained and...
Great shout-out by South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing participating with South Dakota Wing in joint intercept training! Article and photos link: https://www.facebook.com/114thFighterWing/posts/pfbid0uYMNe3eER5kq7361q8aUu2MEM7GtkgDgBJdCodYuwnqkEjWwxZuT6h5jWKhzUE9Dl
Great work by cadets of Minnesota Wing's St. Paul Composite Squadron supporting their community in conducting a recent aerospace education event for a local Cub Scout Pack!
On a recent Saturday afternoon, twelve students participated in Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron's "CAP Friends and Family" Aviation 101 Class, including adult volunteer Taylor Fundermann and Cadet Airman Brighton Smith. The instructors were Major Green, Cadet Sergeant Nagel, and EAA Chapter 227 member Matthew Evers. The four-hour class...
North Central Region is saddened to learn of the passing of Chaplain (Col.) Vernon Harms last year at the age of 98. Former CAP Chief of Chaplains from 1991-1993, Chaplain Harms also served as a squadron chaplain in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oregon Wings, and as wing chaplain in Nebraska and Washington. He...
Members of Nebraska Wing's Capitol City Senior Squadron recognized Col. Darrell Nelson earlier this fall for a lifetime of aviation excellence after he received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, the highest honor presented by the Federal Aviation Administration to civilian pilots. The award was presented by Lt. Col. Mike Eisenhauer, a longtime...
North Central Region units and members participated in NASA's Aurora Watch mission! The Aurora Watch Mission is one of the newest additions to the Civil Air Patrol–NASA mission portfolio, expanding CAP’s role in supporting nationwide scientific data collection. Through this mission, CAP members collect ground-based aurora observations in support of...
This year's annual Kansas Wing Winter Encampment -- officially the 17th Kansas Wing Training Group -- was held at Camp Funston on Fort Riley, Kansas, from December 28, 2025, to January 4, 2026. Follow this year's Kansas Wing Winter Encampment activities via their SmugMug photo album! Link: https://photos.cap.gov/North-Central-Region/Kansas-Wing/Encampment/2025-KW-Winter
