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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...

Bravo Zulu to the members of Minnesota Wing's Duluth Composite Squadron assisting the recent Duluth Airshow! Story and photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid025yu8DQAv85qmaYgCbLsSr3BWh7TDPvMAhqojNME6otJR91d8XwBvQ8LnAZ44PNLnl

Over 120 members and guests participated in Missouri Wing, Civil Air Patrol’s, annual conference held March 22-23, 2024, at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri. Friday evening included a social hour and event registration. Saturday morning began with a general session where Missouri Wing commander Colonel...

Union Army Private Isaac Daniel was honored on Memorial Day weekend by the color guard and members of Missouri Wing's Col. Travis Hoover Composite Squadron. His grave had been hidden for years by an overgrowth of bushes and shrubs at the Short Creek Cemetery in Jasper County, MO.. His descendants...

Members of Minnesota Wing's Skyhawk Composite Squadron and Hutchinson Composite Squadron assisted with the Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering last weekend in Buffalo, MN. The cadets and adults helped with parking marshaling, aircraft marshaling, etc. in support of Minnesota Pilots Association and the local EAA chapter. Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02u1RTCGKKzbjKdm6SKiaGACCWcEnvNhYQVmNTLZJE3iKF6p1KmMuttixVfCBYKjMfl

Iowa Wing aircrew conducted aerial surveys and photography over the communities of Greenfield, Red Oak, Corning, West Liberty, Alalissa, Alleman, Elkhart, and Nevada to assess the devastation caused by the May 21st tornadoes. Our dedicated volunteers flew for over 25 hours and submitted over 1000 photos to support Iowa Homeland...

Aircrew from North Dakota Wing's Bismarck Composite Squadron and Grand Forks Composite Squadron participated in the search for a missing Ramsey County man. "The ND Wing Civil Air Patrol was requested by Ramsey County Emergency Management and the ND Dept of Emergency Services last Thursday to assist in this search...

A cadet from Missouri Wing's Springfield Regional Composite Squadron joins a rare group as he qualifies as a small Unmanned Aerial Systems (drone) instructor pilot! Full story link: https://www.cap.news/rare-feat-missouri-cadet-qualifies-as-drone-instructor-pilot/

Members of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron recently presented information on Civil Air Patrol's Aerospace Education Member (AEM) program at the University of Northern Iowa College of Education. Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0YLdB438WYxxhH2xfvthPxSFBZVJvPVFEeDMa2PtZfCTrXVVL54nrJGGNX5GgBujkl

115 members of Missouri Wing from across the state recently participated in a “distributed” search-and-rescue exercise (SAREX) using a central mission base (at Sedalia) and squadrons – from St. Louis to Springfield and Kansas City to Cape Girardeau – responding to training scenarios in their own communities. A total of...