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Medal of Honor Recipient's Life of Service Began in Puerto Rico Wing

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September

2020

| 08:50 AM America/Chicago

U.S. Army Capt. Euripides Rubio Jr., a former Puerto Rico Wing cadet, is one of the four recipients of the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest award for military heroism – to have served in Civil … Read more
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CAP Communicators Bring 'Chicken Soup' Radio to Pandemic Mission

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September

2020

| 17:56 PM America/Chicago

“CSI” is a familiar abbreviation designating a TV crime drama franchise, but for Civil Air Patrol communications operators those letters stand for something entirely different -- “Chicken Soup … Read more
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CAP Announces Partnership with Cisco Networking Academy

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September

2020

| 10:07 AM America/Chicago

Civil Air Patrol is partnering with Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) to make cybersecurity support, training and curriculum resources available for free to all 60,000 CAP members. The … Read more

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N.C. Squadron Thrives During Pandemic Lockdown

| 09:07 AM America/Chicago

The North Carolina Wing’s Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron is one of many Civil Air Patrol units not only surviving but thriving during the COVID-19 quarantine. Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, national commander, announced March 14 that CAP would halt all …

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La. Wing Launches Damage Impact Photo Flights in Laura's Wake

| 09:11 AM America/Chicago

The Louisiana Wing is flying damage assessment photo missions over storm-devastated areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. On Sunday, three wing aircrews flew over areas the Federal Emergency Management Agency identified as targets, using …

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Ore., Wash. Wings Provide Wildfire Damage Aerial Photos

| 18:29 PM America/Chicago

As smoke clears from western Oregon, Civil Air Patrol pilots and specially trained aircrews are flying over areas damaged by devastating wildfires to photograph the conflagrations' impact. Two aircraft from the Oregon Wing and one from the …

N.C. Wing Flies Intercept Mission

| 13:39 PM America/Chicago

The North Carolina Wing assisted the U.S. Air Force’s 336th Fighter Squadron with airborne intercept training in eastern North Carolina, marking the wing’s first intercept training with the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The …

CAP Marathon Walkers Contribute to 'Walk to Mars'

| 19:26 PM America/Chicago

With the virtual edition of the annual U.S. Air Force Marathon extending the deadline for Civil Air Patrol’s “Walk to Mars” by 45 days, CAP’s national command chief set the bar high by walking the entire marathon distance – and then some – in a …

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