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200+ Supporting EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Via National Blue Beret

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July

2019

More than 200 Civil Air Patrol members from across the U.S. and overseas are gathering to serve the aviation community over the next two weeks by providing support for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, … Read more
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Air Force Airmen To Test Flight Skills at NESA As Part of New CAP Pilot Prep Program

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July

2019

Civil Air Patrol’s largest training activity of the year — the National Emergency Services Academy, or NESA — is under way this weekend in Indiana, and members of the U.S. Air Force will be more … Read more
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Miss. Crash-Landing Fatally Injures Cadet Pilot

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July

2019

A Civil Air Patrol cadet died from serious injuries on July 6 when the CAP plane she was piloting crash-landed on the Ole Miss Golf Course in Oxford, Mississippi. The accident occurred about 3:15 … Read more

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National Flight Academies Spur Young Aviators’ Airborne Dreams

Here is a complete list of CAP’s 2019 National Flight Academies (24 in all, at 17 locations nationwide): Alaska Wing Glider Flight Academy Clear Air Force Station, Alaska May 24-June 2 Texas Wing Shirley Martin Cadet Powered Flight …

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Ga. Wing's Van Buren To Assume SE Region Command

Col. Andrea Van Buren has been named the Southeast Region’s next commander, succeeding Col. Barry Melton, who has held the post since June 2015.Van Buren will take command of the six-wing region at the National Conference in August. She has been …

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SE Region Team from Fla. Repeats as National Cadet Competition Champion

The Florida Wing’s Wesley Chapel Cadet Squadron team, representing Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region, has captured its second straight Air Force Chief of Staff Sweepstakes Award Trophy -- the prize for finishing first in the National Cadet …

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N.C. Cadet Overcomes Obstacles to Achieve Spaatz Award

Achieving the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, Civil Air Patrol’s top cadet honor, is a stiff challenge for anyone. After all, less than one-half of 1% of cadets ever manage it. For Capt. Casey Carnes of the North Carolina Wing, the path to the Spaatz …

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Pa. Member Sets Sail on NOAA Research Cruise

Allison Irwin, the Pennsylvania Wing's internal aersoapce education officer as well as a high school teacher, is participating on a 19-day coastal pelagic species survey in the Pacific Ocean. Irwin is part of the National Oceanic and …

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N.M. Wing Gains First Female Commander

Col. Annette Peters is the New Mexico Wing’s first female commander, having succeeded Col. Mike Lee as the head of the wing. The change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base’s Mountain View Club included Col. Joe R. Smith, Southwest …

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