Civil Air Patrol Newsroom

Every December, Civil Air Patrol takes part in a holiday tradition observed by all 52 CAP wings and even abroad. From Hawaii's Punchbowl to snow-covered sites in the upper Midwest to a Civil War … Read more

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and her brothers, Scott and Ian Wilson, accepted a replica of Civil Air Patrol’s Congressional Gold Medal on Monday in honor of their late grandfather, … Read more

Wreaths Across America will honor the service and sacrifice of military veterans from the United States and Canada with a wreath exchange Saturday on Ferry Point Bridge, which spans the St. Croix … Read more

CAP Maryland Wing 2nd Lt. Peter Wilson recently made history as the first pilot to make a shipborne rolling vertical landing, known as a SRVL in naval aviation circles. Wilson’s aircraft for the … Read more

Three Alaska Wing aircrews launched Friday after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake near Anchorage surveyed about 200 miles of highway and 150 miles of railway and gas lines, producing about 700 photos for … Read more