Kansas Wing held its first-quarter Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) on March 29, 2026, in Topeka, bringing together 50 CAP members: 31 senior members and 19 cadets, representing nine of the Wing's 11 squadrons. Throughout the day, Kansas Wing members executed eight ground sorties and four air sorties, supported by five aircrafts and...
Members of North Dakota Wing's Red River Valley Composite Squadron traveled to Cooperstown, ND, to visit the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Control Facility along with a stop at the November-33 Missile Silo. They got a tour of the facility and learned about the history of the site!
Taking advantage of nice weather, cadets of Missouri Wing's Excelsior Springs Composite Squadron recently launched their rockets! And members from Missouri Wing's Platte Valley Composite Squadron and Lee’s Summit Composite Squadron combined forces for a model rocket launch day at the Warrensburg Area Rocket Pad (WARP9). Cadets and adult members launched Alpha...
It was a busy day at the Dickinson airport, as eight North Dakota Wing Roughrider Composite Squadron cadets received orientation rides in CAP aircraft, with 6 of them receiving their first. Congratulations to all and thank you to Raul Casas-Dolz and Lt. Col. Ray Thompson for providing the flights! (Photo credit to...
15 small unmanned aerial system (sUAS or drone) pilots gathered in Hutchinson, MN, for the annual Minnesota Wing sUAS check pilot clinic. They discussed FAA updates and changes and news from the CAP sUAS program, and completed many check rides. They were excited to welcome several new instructor pilots, renew all of...
Congratulations to 18 Minnesota Wing adult volunteers for completing the Training Leaders of Cadets - Basic program on 3/21/26! This training ensures squadrons remain a "Quality Cadet Unit" and a great place for young people to grow. Participants were from: 130th Composite Squadron, Anoka County Composite Squadron, Ft. Snelling Cadet Squadron,...
Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron recently carried out their fourth blood drive with the American Red Cross and met their goal with a total of 32 units donated. This provides the squadron with an equipment credit of $320. Thanks to all who participated!
2nd Lt. Rob Kurtz, a pilot from Missouri Wing's Gateway Senior Squadron in St Louis, flew Ms. Stephanie Martin, a CAP Education Member (AEM) and Principal of Westhoff Elementary school in O’Fallon, Missouri, on Thursday, March 19, as part of CAP's Teacher Orientation Program (TOP)! Ms. Martin had her students outside...
Local Civil Air Patrol Cadets visit Delta Airlines Maintenance Hangar. By Captain Dennis Swanson, CAP; Lake Elmo, MN. (March 12, 2026) Thirteen Civil Air Patrol cadets from Saint Croix Squadron in Lake Elmo and three more from Wash-Sago Counties Flight near Forest Lake toured the Minnesota Delta Airlines Maintenance Hangar...
Kansas and Missouri Wing units combined resources for a recruiting effort at the Midwest Parent Educators Homeschool Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 6-7, 2026 The combined team provided flight simulators for potential cadets and aerospace education materials, including STEM kits, for educators. Participating units: Platte Valley Composite Squadron, Missouri Wing...
