Recently, cadet and senior members of several Minnesota Wing squadrons had the opportunity to tour the Sun Country Airlines Hangar and view several of the aircraft exhibits there -- providing an outstanding aerospace education experience! https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02yUcaZD6nmY1yudaEeLyv3oAVXXhL2LoabQYjb5CJXLDBpYUqGfz2ZZMckXn7vaugl https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0e5yBuMjqrJAMLQRboPfFHrApPDiZ3L8eiiTPdk8y68oMtPZPnTtpeNLaC5dE2qYtl
Civil Air Patrol in South Dakota is assisting Feeding South Dakota (FSD) and other agencies in their efforts to feed South Dakotans who have been snowed in for over a week because of winter storms. The operational support was approved yesterday (Tuesday) by the Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters.
South Dakota Wing’s Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron (LMCS) spent much of this year competing in the CAP National AE High-Altitude Balloon Challenge for Cadets. The program asked cadet teams to submit experiments to be carried on balloons to almost 20 miles above the Earth.
NCR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion News #33 – December 2022 Cultural Observances, Awareness Information and Events WHAT IS AGEISM? What Is Ageism? A comment about a person’s age disrespects their identity. The term “ageism” is a type of bias or discrimination. Younger and older can be targets for ageism similar...
Units and members across North Central Region supported their community's Veterans Day events! Specifically: Kansas Wing's Lawrence Composite Squadron members participated in the Veterans Day Parade in Lawrence, Kansas. Minnesota Wing's Southeast Minnesota Composite Squadron helped serve breakfast at the International Event Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Minnesota Wing's Alexandria Composite...
Civil Air Patrol squadrons across Minnesota Wing reman very active in all aspects of the CAP mission, specifically: Anoka County Composite Squadron's recent event at the Jackson Middle School Observatory, hosted by astronomer Ron Schmit, where cadets got some up-close time with telescopes and participated in a gravity well activity....
South Dakota Wing demonstrated the ability to use aircraft relay to communicate across the state during a sortie Nov 20. The objective of the test was to determine the effective range and usability of a “high-bird” communications relay in central SD.
North Central Region's Minnesota Wing hosted the recent change of command ceremony for North Central Liaison Region (CAP-USAF Detachment 5) where Lt Col Jeffrey L. Meyers relinquished command to Lt Col Michael D. Veltman. Lt Col Meyers has been a constant fixture throughout North Central Region over the last several...
Missouri Wing, Civil Air Patrol, assisted the National Park Service in conducting a search for a missing hunter in Southeast Missouri in response to a request by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. CAP aircraft, aircrew, ground and small unmanned aerial system (sUAS or drone) teams from Fort Leonard Wood...
Colonel Mike Beason, the SD Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Director of sUAS (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems), has another job when he’s not volunteering with CAP.