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Congratulations to two outstanding Minnesota Wing pilots furthering their pilot skills! Cadet Colonel Jacob Helvick of the 130th Composite Squadron earned his Commercial Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, and Multi-Engine Rating! And, 2nd Lt. Dennis Van Dommelen of the Viking Composite Squadron earned his Glider Flight Instructor Certificate! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0FUg28w11AqyX2U863frLm1bcJQtvspqik3qrcx48cUUG6KyRPxun8WLrNPpybLyBl

North Dakota Wing has been requested by Bismarck Police Department and the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services to aid in the search for a missing elderly man -- Lloyd Liken. Bismarck Composite Squadron and Roughrider Composite Squadron will be providing an aircraft and crew to search areas designated by...

SDWG members assisted in the successful search for a missing autistic three-year-old boy. He was found by a civilian searcher in a canyon about a mile from his home. News link: https://www.newscenter1.tv/news/update-missing-pine-ridge-3-year-old-found-safe/article_5330b438-861e-11ee-9350-5f8921107b14.html?fbclid=IwAR3-kBWRwF999p6PH-bSa64URsXgLHs5TDvVC5A67jcxOId6SNNUrWNhFqw

Congratulations to the following North Central Region units on earning the Aerospace Education Achievement Award for fiscal year 2023! Their active and successful involvement helps accomplish CAP's aerospace education mission and promote an interest in aerospace, aviation, and STEM. Iowa Wing IA-004 Black Hawk County Composite Squadron Kansas Wing KS-092...

Members of Iowa Wing's Southwest Iowa and Des Moines Composite Squadrons enjoyed the cooler fall weather for some ground team training recently. Story and photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0msDTDnfi8Rve6gPehVyU5xobrQJQp1vhrLfNMAXy3yHkxBkB4GqWbSvzMY5FQQU8l

Members of Minnesota Wing's Skyhawk Composite Squadron recently toured Minnesota National Guard Company C 2-211th Aviation Regiment's Blackhawk/Chinook helicopter base in St. Cloud, MN! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02tN6eNjigfGXHae4r36vqYYN1NpPhGn5q4o3AjCzx8pjT6tgWZSRTBqhQLD43T4eil

Units and members across North Central Region supported their community's Veterans Day events! (Photo Link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02onUYTv2Fgts6ztDmdNU97n11n2kYj2WKMxcFvSPtSDaw9y1bnn2LpD1nGvpXZQCgl) Iowa Wing's Black Hawk Composite Squadron Color Guard presented the colors and assisted with a flag folding ceremony at the Veterans Day ceremony held at the Newaldaya Lifescapes facility in Cedar Falls, IA. Minnesota...

Minnesota Wing's Ft. Snelling Cadet Squadron recently bagged groceries at a local Cub Food market in Eagan, MN, as a fundraising event! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02V4jSzAGYrXvnrA21wrMWukmzqQoT32axcrBh4hbturzARdZ6cSJTDNw6UqrgXJVhl

Cadet Colonel Keon den Hoed, CAP, received the General Carl A. Spaatz Award on November 2, the highest achievement in the CAP youth program.

CAP members from around the state participated in a training exercise in Pierre. The mission included air visual and electronic (ELT) search, aircraft to ground team communication, and unmanned photography drone 3D building mapping.