Missouri Wing's St. Louis Composite Squadron visited Wings of Hope to learn about the not-for-profit's mission of providing free air transport to patients needing specialized medical care unavailable locally. Cadets received a tour of their hangar and got a first-hand view of their aircraft maintenance up close. Cadets also participated in a STEM...
It's Back-to-School Night season and units across all NCR wings are representing CAP to their local schools! A great example is Minnesota Wing's very busy Anoka County Composite Squadron that has worked seven back-to-school fairs (so far!): DaVinci Academy, Spring Lake Park High School, Coon Rapids Middle School, Jackson Middle School, Forest Lake Middle...
Several North Central Region Wings received Mission Awards during the recent Civil Air Patrol’s 2025 National Awards Ceremony held in Atlanta during the 2025 Summer Command Council and BOG Meeting! Each year, CAP-USAF recognizes one wing within each region for having the best program in a specific mission area. Search...
About a dozen cadets and adult members of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron participated in the recent EAA Chapter 227 "Kids Fly Free" event at the Waterloo Regional Airport. The squadron set up a booth for information about CAP, ran their flight simulator, and gave tours of their CAP...
Cadet vMaj. Layla Cranston of Missouri Wing’s Lee’s Summit Composite Squadron and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Cheyenne Nyholm of Minnesota Wing's St. Cloud Composite Squadron are highlighted in the following CAP.news article about cadets receiving multiple service academy appointments! Cadets Pick from Multiple Academy Appointments; Squadron Sees 3 Off to...
Aerospace Education Brief: Civil Air Patrol Members Tour Grand Forks AFB, View B-1 Bomber and RQ-4 Global Hawk By Lt. Col. Justin McDowell, CAP On August 15, 2025, 29 Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members from the North Dakota and Minnesota Wings participated in a rare and memorable tour of Grand...
The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, MN, hosted a historic "Victory at Sea" gathering of WWII Marine and Naval aircraft this last Saturday and ten cadets plus two adult members of Minnesota Wing's Skyhawk Composite Squadron made the trip. The weather didn't cooperate with heavy downpours in the morning...
Minnesota Wing's Skyhawk Composite Squadron members enjoyed the iFly indoor skydiving facility for Aerospace Education night this last Monday and a great time was had by all. 20 cadets and 2 adult members braved the wind tunnel and lived to tell the tale. More than one signed up to come back!...
Cadets of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron took part in their second Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator leadership and teamwork lab recently. Artemis is a great tool for "serious play" -- using games to impress critical concepts of aviation Crew Resource Management (CRM) in a fun and low-stakes environment. This...
