Thanks to the generous support of their community, North Dakota Wing units have raised enough wreath sponsorships to cover every headstone at the North Dakota Veteran's Cemetery! National Wreaths Across America day is coming up on December 18th with ceremonies across the country honoring our veterans and their families. It's...
Members of the Southwest Iowa Composite Squadron toured the Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum in Greenfield, Iowa, on November 13, 2021. They learned about the history of aviation in Iowa, multiple planes, and unique gliders. Each cadet was gifted the book, "Iowa Takes to the Air" by Ann Holtgren Pellegreno. www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/1438985426503046
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a new partnership with Civil Air Patrol and its Chaplain Corps expanding veterans’ families’ access to qualified faith leaders during committal and memorial services held at national cemeteries under VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA). “In times of mourning and loss, our VA chaplains...
Lt Col Michael Marek, current South Dakota Wing Public Affairs Officer, has been selected as the new South Dakota Wing Commander. A change-of-command ceremony will take place on December 1st, Civil Air Patrol's 80th anniversary.
A 58-year-old man and his 13-year-old daughter, who survived a crash of their small, single-engine plane, were found in heavily wooded state game lands in northeastern Pennsylvania thanks to the combined efforts of Civil Air Patrol’s National Radar Analysis Team and National Cell Phone Forensics Team. After departing from Pocono...
Missouri Wing's Medical Officer, Lt Col (Dr.) David A. Miller, was recognized as the 2021 Missouri Family Physician of the Year by the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians during their annual Fall Conference at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, Missouri, November 12-13. A practicing physician for more than 30 years...
On November 6, 2021, members of the Topeka Eagle Composite Squadron and Kansas Wing participated in a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) in St Marys, Kansas. Events included analyzing a grass airfield for operations, preparing a helicopter landing zone, and a search for a 'missing aircraft' emergency beacon. Kansas Wing...
On November 5, 2021, members of Iowa Wing's Des Moines Composite Squadron again braved the chilly elements and presented the Colors of our Great Nation and State along side the members of the American Legion Post #403 of Van Meter, Iowa. The Color Guard was commanded by C/CMSgt Nathanael Curtis,...
Saturday, November 6, was a beautiful day to fly. And fly they did out at Chadron Nebraska Regional Airport. Reporting to the Flight Clinic, were twelve pilots and eight planes, from both the Nebraska and Colorado Wings. They made forty-two orientation flights. With several cadets making their first flights ever...
National American Indian Heritage Month The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states...
