North Central Region currently has 27 squadrons and education sites participating in the CAP Solar Eclipse Mission on April 8th with 2 from the Iowa Wing, 3 from the Kansas Wing, 6 from the Minnesota Wing, 6 from the Missouri Wing, 6 from the Nebraska Wing, 1 from the North...
Civil Air Patrol N9344L, the CAP airplane tasked to take the initial damage assessment over the World Trade Center after the 9-11 attacks, has been retired and delivered to it's new home at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft was delivered by Major General Edward Phelka, Civil Air Patrol Commander and CEO. The full story may be found at this link:
On Saturday, 24 February 2024, 16 senior members attended an in-person Squadron Commander Course at the Minnesota Wing Hanger Training Room. The course does two things, first it alerts participants to the issues and jobs that can leave them and CAP the most vulnerable: financial issues, logistical issues, discrimination, and cadet protection....
South Dakota Wing’s Lincoln County Composite Squadron members and families gathered recently in support of their community for their Annual Kingswood Fundraiser. Kingswood Rummage Registration packets were delivered to 1,850 homes in the Kingswood Neighborhood in Sioux Falls, SD. The event took approximately two and hours to complete the mission....
Minnesota Wing's Anoka County Composite Squadron recently enjoyed an evening with astronomer Ron Schmit at the Jackson Observatory! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0uYnxWEV3vH4EzEGxP8L5RoJHnqaqhUdb8aU1zFJ4P8Rp5HgpRNDMKHjxhbFcCpHal
Minnesota Wing's Winter Survival Weekend was held at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, MN, Friday-Monday, 16-19 February 2024. Created in 2003, CAP’s Winter Survival Weekend was designed to teach members to conduct search operations in Minnesota’s winter conditions while learning basic winter survival skills. 14 adult members and 46 cadets...
McClanahan selected as new Commander for Iowa Wing! Lt. Col. Michael “Sean" McClanahan, Iowa Wing Chief of Staff, has been selected as the incoming commander for Iowa Wing , replacing Col. Jonathan Lartigue on 1 June 2024 Lt. Col. McClanahan joined Civil Air Patrol 19 February 2014, as a Delaware...
South Dakota Wing aircrew are assisting in the search for a missing teenager in Hand County, SD. Media links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUMbsWGEGdk https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/massive-search-effort-in-hand-county-for-missing-17-year-old/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEHu6JleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSDV0WYEo78_uzj8tOQxOEcZ0Ia3cQJbtK7DsZxcZdckuHwPVUGpHVQX9g_aem_5iRiCIs1PFHCzVH9gNoPGQ Unfortunately, the missing teen was found deceased in a local lake. See the Hand County, South Dakota Facebook page for details: https://www.facebook.com/sd.hcso.331?mibextid=AEUHqQ
North Central Region is saddened to learn of the passing of Colonel Jerome Hanson late last year. Col. Hanson passed away December 5, 2023. He served in Civil Air Patrol for over 50 years, and was the Kansas Wing Commander from 1979-1984. Col. Hanson’s obituary can be found here: https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/jerome-jerry-lewis-hanson/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEHvSBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHefYlnxMRhrrABsLV-TQPvQFWjn92VvUvmi7kFIgLFukVopwF1AvfoUpIA_aem_Q3cH-CSE7GPbfpo37oGOTg
Looking for another way to serve your communities? Don't forget our beloved seniors! Iowa Wing’s Black Hawk County Composite Squadron recently spent time with seniors at the Windhaven Assisted Living facility in Cedar Falls, IA, where their cadets enjoyed some social and game time with the seniors, and also did...
