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Sioux Falls Composite Squadron and Lincoln County Composite Squadron represented South Dakota Wing at the Christian Homeschool Conference in Sioux Fall, May 6-7.

North Dakota Wing members from the Grand Forks Composite Squadron and Red River Valley Senior Squadron, along with North Dakota Wing Headquarters, conducted two flights to capture imagery of flooding in the Red River of the North drainage basin on behalf of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services and...

Members of Missouri Wing's Trail of Tears Composite Squadron and the Gateway Senior Squadron participated in the recent Perryville Airport Spring Fly-In on Sunday, May 1st, in Perryville, MO! It was a beautiful day to see the CAP aircraft on static display plus check out the info table in the...

As in-person activities continue to increase across the region, members of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron and Cedar Rapids Composite Squadron participated in flight line marshalling training; and members of the Dubuque Composite Squadron toured the Dubuque Airport tower and spoke with an air traffic controller. https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/1546930789041842

CAP has 2,500 aUAS drones nationally. South Dakota Wing did the first-ever actual CAP SAR mission using a drone. The small drones also great for STEM and Aerospace Education.

Great story link about North Dakota Wing providing damage assessment from the air with imagery following a recent snow storm. https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2589624082551/north-dakota-wing-civil-air-patrol-responds-to-storm?fbclid=IwAR3uaCjHQR7syOHk1yv2gNIy0sW-5M8OOf137Zhdq2STjc_XSb_5ziTHD5c

North Dakota Wing joined the search for a missing 18 year-old near Beulah, ND, Tyler Schaefer, early on the morning of May 2nd using the thermal imaging sensor-equipped Cessna 182 aircraft assigned to the wing's Bismarck Composite Squadron. https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/1543188126082775

A very successful NCR/MN Wing Joint Conference was held April 22-24, 2022, at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, MN. More than 300 members from across all seven wings of North Central Region participated and enjoyed a morning session with reports from CAP National Headquarters, the region commander, and other VIPs, followed...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Did You Know Understanding the term AAPI — Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders… Who makes up the AAPI community? AAPI: Asian American and Pacific Islander. This term generally includes all people of Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander descent. Asian: A person having...

Nebraska Wing's Cadet Capt. Noble Rasmussen of the Omaha Composite Squadron was accepted to all five service academies -- and choses the U.S. Air Force Academy! Video link: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/nebraska-teen-five-military-academies-america?fbclid=IwAR2R-7mvMM1HIiWLvjb7MF2-RPeOIp8GCv4UFpL3DWGsiTPcAfnqofV_8rI