Civil Air Patrol Newsroom

Col. Mark A. “Woot” Wootan officially became the 31st commander of Civil Air Patrol-U.S. Air Force (CAP-USAF) today. In a ceremony in the main hangar at Maxwell Air Force Base, Wootan assumed … Read more

As a child, Karen Kalishek enjoyed vivid dreams about flight, and on her first flight at age 19 as an airline passenger she was thrilled to find the low-altitude sight similar to her … Read more

The spring 2019 issue of CAP’s biannual magazine, Civil Air Patrol Volunteer, is now available online, featuring a cover and associated stories from CAP's 2019 Legislative Day in Washington, … Read more

Cadet Capt. Remy Lloyd of the Minnesota Wing’s Owatonna Composite Squadron submitted the winning entry in the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service’s essay contest on “How have the Women Airforce Service … Read more

For Rabbi Mark Shulman, becoming a Civil Air Patrol chaplain was neither planned nor on any “bucket list.” As a fulltime rabbi leading a congregation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, his life was … Read more