Civil Air Patrol Newsroom

Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, Civil Air Patrol’s national commander and CEO, visited Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro today to celebrate the fifth year of the partnership between MTSU’s … Read more

Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy is spreading its wings. At least that’s the intent of a new expansion effort known as the NESA Mobile Training Team program, which will soon … Read more

Margaret (Marjorie) Anne Smith, wife of Civil Air Patrol National Commander and CEO Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, passed away today in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was 68. She was born July 11, 1950, in … Read more

Cadets from Civil Air Patrol's Wisconsin, Colorado and Virginia wings submitted the three winnings entries in the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service’s essay contest on “How Do the Tuskegee Airmen … Read more

Gen. David L. Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, received a surprise Saturday night at the 17th annual Spaatz Association Mid-Winter Dinner and Awards Gala in Arlington, Virginia. It … Read more