Former Minnesota Wing Cadet Colonel and Spaatz Award recipient Maj. Boaz Fink addressed the Minnesota Wing Encampment's Advanced Leadership Course class to share practical leadership advice gleaned from his CAP career and U.S. Air Force training as an F-16 pilot. ================== "You don’t set goals to do easy things. Goals...
Congrats to the 2024 National ACE award winners From North Central Region states: Resource Teacher of the Year Kayla Kill, LeMay Elementary School, Bellevue, NE; and Student of the Year co-winner Mason Grinder, 6th Grade, Macon County R-IV School, New Cambria, MO! CAP’s K-6th grade Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE)...
Great article from CAP.news highlighting the response of Iowa Wing, Minnesota Wing, and South Dakota Wing to recent flooding in their states. https://www.cap.news/multiple-cap-wings-respond-to-midwest-floods-it-escapes-description/
Members of Iowa Wing's Southwest Iowa Composite Squadron assisting the Red Oak Municipal Airport's fly-in on June 30th. The airport, also known as R. K. Belt Field, is located about one mile west of Red Oak, IA. Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0bSd6oKdvoYgeMjQR3dukCzGXev5DriNax22PzBGBehSauhSmr9R6Qb9p4WCTDqaml
North Central Region was well represented at the 2024 National Aerospace Education Officer School by Lt. Cols. Justin McDowell (NCR HQ, right), John Talbott (Nebraska Wing HQ, center), and William Strandell (South Dakota Wing HQ, left). 21st Annual CAP National Aerospace Education Officers School, open to CAP Aerospace Education Officers...
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol hosted South Dakota’s adjutant general, Major General Mark Morrell, for a training flight on June 25. The flight allowed the adjutant general to witness first-hand the role CAP has played in recently conducted flood damage assessment photography and other CAP communications and search and rescue capabilities.
Please join North Central Region in congratulating Minnesota Wing's latest Spaatz Awardee - Cadet Colonel Evan Ekstrand of the St. Croix Composite Squadron! The General Carl A. Spaatz Award is the highest achievement of the Civil Air Patrol cadet program, obtained by less than 1% of all CAP cadets. Photo links: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0SGmdyZibUwF1XvMoMbS6ZnkX8R19CLJQt2camUvpoPgtogGEUkBLr6wsuC9i65ysl
Outstanding work by Minnesota Wing's Duluth Composite Squadron at the recent Duluth Airshow where the squadron's color guard presented the colors for the National Anthem. Members also provided flight line marshalling for Monaco Air, provided a static display of their Cessna 172, toured a C–17, and manned a toy booth...
South Dakota Wing aircrew and drone teams have been flying missions to document the extent of historic flooding in southeast South Dakota in northwest Iowa. Photo links: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02RMaoeQd66S3pGft6Q2DTLwNTbrkoCBBDxErBE1Xy5AJ9tVwJSdr5V8L9RGyTbdgVl https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0HRbJBEDd5EqSfqUMqfWDsAP4vLKJUuSCiY7a57m7B9kufxHJvDoW6AdNHCeNaGpfl https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid05Hx7LCpbkPXooc9azx31uuCPBL4sYJ8YdrjF4BcfJYBWwynbVGstEBB1Wp6bXZzUl
Cadets from Nebraska Wing's155th Composite Squadron experienced a KC–135 refueling flight with thanks to the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0S8uaQyNpe3KV9bJS9htoB46xYUNnTiG2myEkHqSrJNA2cfi4UFpKKa8LCxHfdyTKl
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol hosted South Dakota’s adjutant general, Major General Mark Morrell, for a training flight on June 25. The flight allowed the adjutant general to witness first-hand the role CAP has played in recently conducted flood damage assessment photography and other CAP communications and search and rescue capabilities.
