South Dakota Wing’s Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron (LMCS) spent much of this year competing in the CAP National AE High-Altitude Balloon Challenge for Cadets. The program asked cadet teams to submit experiments to be carried on balloons to almost 20 miles above the Earth.
Units and members across North Central Region supported their community's Veterans Day events! Specifically: Kansas Wing's Lawrence Composite Squadron members participated in the Veterans Day Parade in Lawrence, Kansas. Minnesota Wing's Southeast Minnesota Composite Squadron helped serve breakfast at the International Event Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Minnesota Wing's Alexandria Composite...
Civil Air Patrol squadrons across Minnesota Wing reman very active in all aspects of the CAP mission, specifically: Anoka County Composite Squadron's recent event at the Jackson Middle School Observatory, hosted by astronomer Ron Schmit, where cadets got some up-close time with telescopes and participated in a gravity well activity. https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0wqgyBKWfdUAsxwRJC2H89zecp6H4NSy5jS35FJZqQmYX6CzsTEdWkF6Tui79sNJEl Skyhawk...
South Dakota Wing demonstrated the ability to use aircraft relay to communicate across the state during a sortie Nov 20. The objective of the test was to determine the effective range and usability of a “high-bird” communications relay in central SD.
North Central Region's Minnesota Wing hosted the recent change of command ceremony for North Central Liaison Region (CAP-USAF Detachment 5) where Lt Col Jeffrey L. Meyers relinquished command to Lt Col Michael D. Veltman. Lt Col Meyers has been a constant fixture throughout North Central Region over the last several...
Missouri Wing, Civil Air Patrol, assisted the National Park Service in conducting a search for a missing hunter in Southeast Missouri in response to a request by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. CAP aircraft, aircrew, ground and small unmanned aerial system (sUAS or drone) teams from Fort Leonard Wood...
Colonel Mike Beason, the SD Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Director of sUAS (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems), has another job when he’s not volunteering with CAP.
Congratulations to Col Mark Lahan, Kansas Wing commander, on his outstanding recognition by the International Association of Emergency Managers as the Uniformed Services Auxiliary Emergency Manager of the Year! IAEM-USA, the nation’s largest emergency management professional association, is a nonprofit professional organization representing more than 5,000 emergency management and homeland...
South Dakota is the latest state with a life saved credited to CAP support. The CAP “Save” is for a cell phone forensics mission during which the wing was not activated.
Congratulations to the following North Central Region units on earning the Aerospace Education Achievement Award for fiscal year 2022! Their active and successful involvement helps accomplish CAP's AE mission and promote an interest in aerospace, aviation, and STEM. Kansas Wing KS-055 Heartland Cadet Squadron KS-092 Smoky Hill Composite Squadron KS-125 Air...
South Dakota Wing’s Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron (LMCS) spent much of this year competing in the CAP National AE High-Altitude Balloon Challenge for Cadets. The program asked cadet teams to submit experiments to be carried on balloons to almost 20 miles above the Earth. 
South Dakota Wing demonstrated the ability to use aircraft relay to communicate across the state during a sortie Nov 20. The objective of the test was to determine the effective range and usability of a “high-bird” communications relay in central SD.
Colonel Mike Beason, the SD Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Director of sUAS (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems), has another job when he’s not volunteering with CAP.
South Dakota is the latest state with a life saved credited to CAP support. The CAP “Save” is for a cell phone forensics mission during which the wing was not activated.
