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Civil Air Patrol’s Cadet Wings program is marking a major milestone after Cadet Maj. Thomas Clifton of the Alaska Wing’s Southeast Composite Squadron became the 300th cadet to earn his private pilot certificate through the program.Clifton, 17, …

A U.S. Air Force Officer Training School instructor shared her journey from Civil Air Patrol cadet to Air Force captain during a recent visit to the National Emergency Services Academy — Southeast in central Alabama.Air Force Capt. Cassie Warren …

Middle Georgia Composite Squadron members stepped up to help ensure smooth operations for Family Aviation Day at Robins Air Force Base's Museum of Aviation.In all, 16 members provided assistance, helping with crowd control and visitor vehicle …

The Delaware Wing showcased its dedication to aerospace education and at the inaugural Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day Expo at Dover Air Force Base on March 28.Black Women in Aviation and Legacy Flight Academy organized the event to honor the …

At least 4,000 Civil Air Patrol members turned out  April 8 for what's likely the organization's largest single-day mission ever — assisting NASA by collecting more than a quarter-million data points from the total solar eclipse.In all, …

Sibling rivalry isn’t an issue for the White family.  The four oldest have promoted together in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program since they joined the Maryland Wing’s Granite Cadet Squadron in May 2022. That togetherness culminated …

Ninety-two cadets from 38 wings in all eight Civil Air Patrol regions have been awarded academic, flight, and activity scholarships collectively worth a record $155,585. The total includes:61 academic scholarships with a  total value of …

A pair of experienced Rhode Island Wing members, 1st Lt. Alysia Larson and her husband, Capt. Paul Larson, were about a half-mile from Quonset State Airport in Kingston on March 30 when Lt. Larson added a bit of power to their 1961 Piper …

There are dreams and then there are dreams — the …  aspirations that, if they come true, will affect a family, even a nation or world, for generations to come.Cadet Master Sgt. Marcus Lee of the California Wing’s Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 …

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After years as a registered nurse, including two tours as a combat nurse in Vietnam, Chaplain (Col.) Linda Pugsley turned from healing broken bodies to ministering to shattered souls.Pugsley, whose three-year tenure as Civil Air Patrol chief of …

By the time most of the world became aware of deadly wildfires ripping through Lahaina and Kula on Maui, a small team of Civil Air Patrol and Federal Emergency Management Agency members had already remotely identified 800 damaged or destroyed …

The North Carolina Wing has a tradition of naming all its aircraft, and when the Asheville Composite Squadron received a new replacement for one of its older planes, members had no problem deciding on a moniker.Lt. Col. Ray Davis, the squadron's …

A few days before the Maryland Wing’s recent change of command ceremony, the incoming commander was still absorbing its significance. “I’m starting to reevaluate my life choices,” Col. Brenda Reed said, chuckling at her own joke. “Back in the …

Lt. Col. Scott Maguire has been selected as the incoming commander of the Oregon Wing, succeeding Col. Nick Ham effective April 20.Maguire joined Civil Air Patrol in February 2006 as a member of the Columbia Composite Squadron, where he later served …

Before contracting two cases of COVID-19, Rylee Joyce was an active teenager who enjoyed beekeeping and ballet, even earning the distinction of Dancer of the Year in her hometown.For Leo Olsen, life has never been normal. He was born with cerebral …

Col.(-select) Gary Hornosky is the next commander of CAP’s Mississippi Wing,  Col. Jeffery Garrett, Southeast Region commander, has announced.A formal change of command ceremony is set for May 18 at the wing conference in Jackson, with …

Gen. David W. Allvin knows there’s something special about being known by a number. The 23rd chief of staff of the Air Force even signs his name with an accompanying “#23.” “There’s a reason I do that,” he said during the Spaatz Association's …

Members of the Mississippi Wing’s Vicksburg and Central Mississippi composite squadrons helped observe Engineers Week on Feb. 20 with an event featuring the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ local division. Capt.  Scott …

Cadet Col. Haley D. Tharp of the West Virginia Wing received Civil Air Patrol’s top cadet honor, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, in a presentation March 16 in the West Virginia state Capitol’s lower rotunda. At her request, the Mercer County …

Lt. Col. Sean McClanahan, Iowa Wing chief of staff, has been selected as the wing’s next commander. McClanahan is set to assume command June 1 from Col. Jonathan Lartigue.An Iowa Wing member since December 2021, he became the wing’s director of …

Col.(-select) David A. Dlugiewicz has been named the next commander of the Ohio Wing, with a change-of-command ceremony set for April 20 at the 2024 Wing Conference in Newark.  Dlugiewicz, wing vice commander since May 2021, will succeed …

Cadet Col. Arielle Nickerson is the New York Wing’s youngest ever cadet to achieve Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet honor, having received the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award this month at age 15. The Westchester Cadet Squadron 1 member received her …

More than 70 members from across the Wisconsin wing completed a weekend of intensive emergency response training, carrying out the administrative side of a simulated emergency mission.Filling roles outlined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

Cadet Col. Rachel Sherrod has accomplished Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet achievement, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, making her the 88th Virginia Wing cadet to do so. Sherrod began her Civil Air Patrol career in August 2018 as part of the …

If Civil Air Patrol needs an example of a Renaissance cadet, look no further than Cadet Maj. Gabriella Orme of the Michigan Wing.As if flying as a pilot, running her own aviation welding business out of her garage, and attending community college …

Cadets from the Oregon and Virginia wings recently earned their private pilot certificate through the Civil Air Patrol Youth Aviation Initiative's Cadet Wings program.

Some of Lt. Col. Sichan Siv’s most memorable moments have been spent in the air, like his 1976 flight to the U.S. as a refugee from Cambodia, and his 2018 ride on Air Force One as it carried the body of the first of two presidents he …

Members from across the New York Wing traveled to the state Capitol recently to meet with lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul's staff.  Led by Col. Bill Martin, wing commander, and Lt. Col. Michael Woolfolk, assistant wing vice commander, cadets …

A familiar face at Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters, Shayla Broadway Freeman, is now Civil Air Patrol’s director of aerospace education. “We’re all excited that Dr. Freeman has accepted and look forward to seeing her passion and drive for …