Close to 30 Civil Air Patrol members from across South Dakota assisted the organizers of the Let Freedom Fly International airshow in Pierre May 25-26. CAP’s Pierre Composite Squadron and SD Wing staff assisted the air show organizers by helping with parking, traffic, and food and beverage sales. CAP also had a static display of a Pierre-based CAP Cessna 182 as well as a recruiting booth.
FEMA praised SD Wing for the quality of its drone photography after responding to a call for aerial imaging after deadly tornados in Iowa in May. Iowa Wing requested support from the South Dakota drone (UAS) team. A FEMA official said the Wingtra results were the best UAS imagery they've ever seen from Civil Air Patrol, yielding a resolution of less than two inches per photo pixel.
North Central Region is saddened to learn of the passing of Lt. Col. William "Bill" Mausser, former commander of Iowa Wing's Dubuque Composite Squadron and former Iowa Wing safety officer, at age 77. He was instrumental in the reformation of the Dubuque Composite Squadron in the late 1980s. Obituary link:...
North Central Region members and units participated in local community Memorial Day activities across all seven wings. Featured activities included: Minnesota Wing Members of Minnesota Wing's Duluth Composite Squadron participated in activities at the State Veterans Cemetery and Sunrise Cemetery while also participating in two Memorial Day parades. Members of...
Adult member pilots of South Dakota Wing's Lincoln County Composite Squadron have been instructing squadron cadets on how to read sectionals charts and create a flight plan. Resources were made available through STEM Gleim Kits. Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0259ehe3qmSVFyBN7o1ZpaP3yWVwJBB9QQ3FeXF4RFsCtYyQMnXtffgvX9Ro93CEwil
Kansas Wing: Cadet Col. Ian Farthing of the Lawrence Composite Squadron is the Kansas Wing’s newest recipient of the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet achievement! Read the CAP.news story here: https://www.cap.news/kansas-wing-cadet-receives-spaatz-award/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0U13GbfQ9Xjtb7UfemLy-W-ExP0T8vH9wTgL3yJbQgWTddM9mKbLvnD7g_aem_AbMyhJoWCOywni9C1VC4c_2d5yi_9Qpipt0pLU2ZVFbLRLRU_-A1I4xqljp4QrMKbXI37vzGssf2GpVOFNyE4cP9
Cadets and adult members of Missouri Wing's Lake Ozark Regional Composite Squadron - and 72 St Elizabeth R-4 School students - came together for a day of learning and fun recently, achieving 69 successful rocket launches. Many thanks to all members and teachers involved! Thank you to North Central Region...
Members of South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, recently assisted in a multi-agency search for a Lakota teenager who has been missing for over 50 years.
This year's top CAP graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy is former Minnesota Wing Cadet Regan Hansen! Here’s the short write up from the Academy: “Cadet Regan Hansen grew up in Rosemount, MN, and joined her local CAP squadron to pursue flight lessons (130th Composite Squadron, MN 130, in...
FEMA praised SD Wing for the quality of its drone photography after responding to a call for aerial imaging after deadly tornados in Iowa in May. Iowa Wing requested support from the South Dakota drone (UAS) team. A FEMA official said the Wingtra results were the best UAS imagery they've ever seen from Civil Air Patrol, yielding a resolution of less than two inches per photo pixel.
Members of South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, recently assisted in a multi-agency search for a Lakota teenager who has been missing for over 50 years.
