Members of Minnesota Wing participated in a recent Unit-Based Training Exercise (UBX) with local police departments, including several canine teams! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0pZLwSScBfWgcfGPizeLerYkNoiVwPg7rcfse51M1AMiAoBYvtfJU6mEnJeJUKSdQl
Maj. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol's national commander and CEO, spoke at the inaugural TEDx Salina event at Kansas State University. Aye focused on the importance of volunteering, how it makes the world a better place, and why she chose to volunteer (and lead) CAP. Watch her segment at...
U.S. Congressman Peter Stauber, representing Minnesota's 8th District, recently enjoyed an orientation flight over his district flown by Minnesota Wing's Capt. Evan Ekstrand!
The 3rd Annual Missouri Wing Turkey Trot was another success! The event supports the Wing's cadet programs. North Central Region Vice Commander, Col. Erica Williams, and NCR Deputy Chief of Staff for Cadet Programs, Col. David Winters, were on-hand to cheer on the participants. Congratulations to the Wentzville Composite Squadron...
Iowa Wing pilots recently provided orientation flights for almost 25 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets! Story link: https://www.ktiv.com/2024/10/26/cadets-with-air-force-junior-reserve-officer-training-corps-advance-their-education-skills-sky/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGlwgdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbIYLnPjV4M3wOYqc_UqU5Vd50ifOja4fseFQLSLWomhyUeRxv85b4D_JQ_aem_H-ZY8uGl4aTxLcKC4KDxPg
Recently,10 members from across Missouri Wing gathered in Jefferson City to attend the Inland Search and Rescue Planner Course (ISPC). Throughout the week, members learned the fundamentals of search theory and how to plan for both air and ground based searches using statistical probabilities. The IPSC is taught by the...
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, has completed a major drone photography data collection project for researchers at the Center for Sustainable Solutions at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City funded by the US Bureau of Land Management. CAP’s effort collected and processed over 786,000 multispectral images mapped across 8,125 acres (13 square miles) along Middle Creek, a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. The Center’s scientists aim to understand the consequences of historical bentonite mining that has left much of the region with reduced vegetation and to explore the feasibility of restoration of the area.
Members all across North Central Region are supporting community Halloween events. One of many great examples: members of Nebraska Wing's 155th Composite Squadron supported the Spirit of '76 Haunted Armory event in Lincoln, NE! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid06LCUfQvQ3kHkdpA5pr8PVfZVbGqu5aX89NPvoiBqwjsLeR1BzWy43QP88MDmX9y9l
Members of North Dakota Wing's James Valley Composite Squadron took in a drone demonstration presented by their local sheriff's office. Story and photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02d6agqadsFGzMgnnQXLSLGWeXxNGwheR3NAvc4Mit5pTYLcxn43TBZcVuUyyyXLdql
Great work by the cadets of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron teaching the principles of rocketry to scouts in the Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America, at the Camp Ingawanis Centennial Celebration!