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...
The 2024 North Central Region Cadet Competition top finishers are: First Place: Duluth Composite Squadron, Minnesota Wing Second Place: Viking Composite Squadron, Minnesota Wing Third Place: Bismarck Composite Squadron, North Dakota Wing Congratulations to all the teams that competed! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02YPTn6rDPR6mcp1EL1HwJ1Db6uA7Yd8uq3U3nwt7jnp5nBjWY8KbG3BsHV7eHFYBHl Read more here: https://www.cap.news/minnesota-team-captures-north-central-region-cadet-competition/
A ground team from Missouri Wing's Gateway Senior Squadron responded to a late night search mission recently for an emergency locator transmitter (ELT beacon) at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, MO. The ELT was quickly found in an aircraft in a hangar along the western area of...
Civil Air Patrol’s Lookout Mountain Composite, Spearfish, held an open house and memorial service commemorating for family members of one of the men who died in an aircraft accident 30 years ago. Family members returned to Spearfish to mark the anniversary.
50-year CAP member, and long–serving Missouri Wing member, Col. Gene Hartman's love of flying has resulted in his establishment of the Col. Gene Hartman Missouri Wing Flight Scholarship Fund to pay for flying lessons for cadets in his wing. Read more about his outstanding career here: https://www.cap.news/missouri-wings-hartman-scholarship-donor-i-just-want-to-give-back-to-the-cadets/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2eLYMHbikcNEcQBxtxe7GlVpDP9hL3NpioqSWhJ4QidDB4sEa6Tf6q_Ts_aem_AbCFNPTQRSLO4yJCxDvOmyXypP1hGYQ2ZMO691HpiBKsqucANl16UlbC5zcHsE5toVaZ0-Z-UdLXZyyYivBpsaz1
Members from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, and South Dakota Wings assisted with evaluations of recent tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa. IAWG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfAAc-Lhtik SDWG: https://sdwg.cap.gov/news/2024-newg-tornado MNWG: Prepared aircrew who were eventually not needed.
East River aircrews participated in an aviation SAREX in Sioux Falls on 5/11/24. Worked on finding ELTs, airborne photography, and flying skills.
Civil Air Patrol provided essential aircrew services, allowing an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft to visit Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD.
Civil Air Patrol’s Lookout Mountain Composite, Spearfish, held an open house and memorial service commemorating for family members of one of the men who died in an aircraft accident 30 years ago. Family members returned to Spearfish to mark the anniversary.
