Members of Iowa Wing's Des Moines Composite Squadron and Southwest Iowa Composite Squadron presented the colors at a recent Iowa Barnstormers Arena Football game. Being Military Appreciation Night, the combined color guard presented the service flags of all branches! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid026jWJ9LngU22AGgBmyueBDZT5JR1DXgbdBJEwM5SG8zTNbsZKZuiban9J9Gr9ZE6Fl
Recently, cadet and senior members of Minnesota Wing's North Hennepin Composite Squadron hosted over 70 scouts for an Aviation Merit Badge Day! Story and photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02qYHgpnw428S63fN5R56YqYL1CRz7gwtv6YQV63GQWHMiiL36m9TcjqKA91YZgQiNl
Kansas Wing's Air Capital Composite Squadron recently supported their community by assisted with the successful ICT Food Rescue Awareness Event 2023! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02Ef4YzAiK3jp27K4Q3tTYkQsP1WkWoMZgc4MoWhEqzGfm4HfPBYjJacHPZrdeByb9l
72 members signed in for the May SAREX, making it one of the biggest SDWG SAREX events in recent memory. Primary mission activity was May 20 in Sioux Falls. Of the total signed in to the mission, 20 participated in the earlier Wing Cave horse search training on the same SAREX mission number.
Combined Minnesota Wing search and rescue training opportunity: "On Saturday May 20th, members from four local Civil Air Patrol squadrons, along with a local high school training program, joined forces to search for a simulated missing hiker. Ernie McMannequin had gone missing in the early hours of the morning and...
Great work by members of Missouri Wing's Central Missouri Composite Squadron supporting the "Light Up Missouri" balloon glow on Saturday, May 20th, near Columbia Regional Airport, Columbia, MO! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0zSrSxdjCeE8QkTTNTbKWS3UdyWpeykn3o1YbZoXS1Uaywt5uyF28FTdWnztr4RVcl
North Central Region is saddened to report the passing of Minnesota Wing's Lt. Col. James P. Fisher, at age 90, on Sunday, May 14, 2023. Lt. Col. Fisher was a member of the Southeast Minnesota Composite Squadron, serving in various capacities. Lt. Col. Fisher served four years active duty in...
Col. Mike Beason, South Dakota Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), was invited to be a member of the first national training class for a new category of photography drone aircraft. CAP uses drones, formally known as small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), for aerial mapping, damage assessment, and missing person searches. CAP’s new hybrid drones take off and land vertically, like a rotary UAS, but fly like a fixed-wing UAS.
Several Missouri Wing members assisted (and enjoyed) last weekend's Scott Air Show at Scott AFB, IL. Kudos to the Illinois Wing on putting together a great static display of two CAP aircraft and a booth in the STEM Expo. Is that Gen. Van Ovost with cadets?! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02dghdFZUuAZEE2cZFQuupmkorfqn2QkGZE2gVSotXt5yVcDnmCo8BhtJD8kVN8rmEl
"This last weekend, nearly 30 members of CAP squadrons from across Minnesota Wing came together for the Group 4 SAREX. Held in Whitewater State Park, this was a multi-day and multi-agency exercise, also working with the MN/WI K9 Search and Rescue team. We are thrilled to have been able to...