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2024
March
26,
2024
| 14:57 PM America/Chicago
The North Carolina Wing has a tradition of naming all its aircraft, and when the Asheville Composite Squadron received a new replacement for one of its older planes, members had no problem deciding on a moniker.Lt. Col. Ray Davis, the squadron's
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March
26,
2024
| 11:11 AM America/Chicago
A few days before the Maryland Wing’s recent change of command ceremony, the incoming commander was still absorbing its significance. “I’m starting to reevaluate my life choices,” Col. Brenda Reed said, chuckling at her own joke. “Back in the
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March
25,
2024
| 13:47 PM America/Chicago
Lt. Col. Scott Maguire has been selected as the incoming commander of the Oregon Wing, succeeding Col. Nick Ham effective April 20.Maguire joined Civil Air Patrol in February 2006 as a member of the Columbia Composite Squadron, where he later served
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March
25,
2024
| 12:35 PM America/Chicago
Before contracting two cases of COVID-19, Rylee Joyce was an active teenager who enjoyed beekeeping and ballet, even earning the distinction of Dancer of the Year in her hometown.For Leo Olsen, life has never been normal. He was born with cerebral
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March
19,
2024
| 12:08 PM America/Chicago
Col.(-select) Gary Hornosky is the next commander of CAP’s Mississippi Wing,  Col. Jeffery Garrett, Southeast Region commander, has announced.A formal change of command ceremony is set for May 18 at the wing conference in Jackson, with
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March
18,
2024
| 19:21 PM America/Chicago
Gen. David W. Allvin knows there’s something special about being known by a number. The 23rd chief of staff of the Air Force even signs his name with an accompanying “#23.” “There’s a reason I do that,” he said during the Spaatz Association's
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March
18,
2024
| 16:05 PM America/Chicago
Members of the Mississippi Wing’s Vicksburg and Central Mississippi composite squadrons helped observe Engineers Week on Feb. 20 with an event featuring the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ local division. Capt.  Scott
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March
17,
2024
| 18:18 PM America/Chicago
Cadet Col. Haley D. Tharp of the West Virginia Wing received Civil Air Patrol’s top cadet honor, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, in a presentation March 16 in the West Virginia state Capitol’s lower rotunda. At her request, the Mercer County
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March
15,
2024
| 13:01 PM America/Chicago
Lt. Col. Sean McClanahan, Iowa Wing chief of staff, has been selected as the wing’s next commander. McClanahan is set to assume command June 1 from Col. Jonathan Lartigue.An Iowa Wing member since December 2021, he became the wing’s director of
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March
14,
2024
| 11:29 AM America/Chicago
Col.(-select) David A. Dlugiewicz has been named the next commander of the Ohio Wing, with a change-of-command ceremony set for April 20 at the 2024 Wing Conference in Newark.  Dlugiewicz, wing vice commander since May 2021, will succeed
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March
14,
2024
| 07:22 AM America/Chicago
Cadet Col. Arielle Nickerson is the New York Wing’s youngest ever cadet to achieve Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet honor, having received the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award this month at age 15. The Westchester Cadet Squadron 1 member received her
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March
13,
2024
| 17:09 PM America/Chicago
More than 70 members from across the Wisconsin wing completed a weekend of intensive emergency response training, carrying out the administrative side of a simulated emergency mission.Filling roles outlined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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March
13,
2024
| 15:58 PM America/Chicago
Cadet Col. Rachel Sherrod has accomplished Civil Air Patrol’s highest cadet achievement, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, making her the 88th Virginia Wing cadet to do so. Sherrod began her Civil Air Patrol career in August 2018 as part of the
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March
12,
2024
| 14:07 PM America/Chicago
If Civil Air Patrol needs an example of a Renaissance cadet, look no further than Cadet Maj. Gabriella Orme of the Michigan Wing.As if flying as a pilot, running her own aviation welding business out of her garage, and attending community college
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March
11,
2024
| 12:17 PM America/Chicago
Cadets from the Oregon and Virginia wings recently earned their private pilot certificate through the Civil Air Patrol Youth Aviation Initiative's Cadet Wings program.
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March
06,
2024
| 17:23 PM America/Chicago
Some of Lt. Col. Sichan Siv’s most memorable moments have been spent in the air, like his 1976 flight to the U.S. as a refugee from Cambodia, and his 2018 ride on Air Force One as it carried the body of the first of two presidents he
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March
05,
2024
| 17:06 PM America/Chicago
Members from across the New York Wing traveled to the state Capitol recently to meet with lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul's staff.  Led by Col. Bill Martin, wing commander, and Lt. Col. Michael Woolfolk, assistant wing vice commander, cadets
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March
04,
2024
| 14:24 PM America/Chicago
A familiar face at Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters, Shayla Broadway Freeman, is now Civil Air Patrol’s director of aerospace education. “We’re all excited that Dr. Freeman has accepted and look forward to seeing her passion and drive for
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March
04,
2024
| 10:32 AM America/Chicago
More than 50 members from across the Virginia Wing visited the General Assembly and met with legislators and other state officials during the 2024 legislative session — the fourth straight year for the event. Adult members and cadets spent
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March
01,
2024
| 07:30 AM America/Chicago
For Women's History Month, CAP.news highlights a recent visit with Jerrie Badger, one of seven remaining members of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program during World War II, by female cadets in the Georgia Wing's Forsyth Composite
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February
27,
2024
| 07:30 AM America/Chicago
The California Wing’s Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 is sending a cadet team to the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition national finals for the fourth straight year and the sixth time in seven years, joined by entries from the New
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February
26,
2024
| 11:47 AM America/Chicago
Col. Thomas B. Theis, North Central Region vice commander, will soon take over command of the seven-wing region from Col. John O’Neill, whose four-year term ends June 1. Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol’s national commander and CEO,
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February
26,
2024
| 09:25 AM America/Chicago
The South Dakota Wing’s photography mission proved “pivotal” and “groundbreaking" in the aftermath of a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer crash Jan. 4, according to the president of the safety investigation board studying the mishap. The bomber
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February
25,
2024
| 11:30 AM America/Chicago
Lt. Col. David E. McCollum has been selected as the next commander of the Oklahoma Wing, succeeding Col. Aaron Oliver. A formal change of command ceremony will take place in April at the Oklahoma Wing's annual conference. McCollum's
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February
23,
2024
| 10:17 AM America/Chicago
Just as pilots read gauges and golfers read greens, Gavin Murray reads lanes. Lanes are oiled before the start of competition. How bowlers read the patterns the oil paints makes a difference. The patterns provide a road map for where to throw
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February
21,
2024
| 09:48 AM America/Chicago
Cadet Col. Nathan Charles Mercer of the South Carolina Wing is the newest recipient of Civil Air Patrol’s top cadet honor, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, after a presentation ceremony Feb.19 with CAP’s national commander doing the honors.  The
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February
20,
2024
| 13:06 PM America/Chicago
Twenty-one members from the South Dakota Wing visited the state Capitol for the wing’s annual Legislative Day, elevating Civil Air Patrol’s visibility among legislators while also giving cadets insight into how government works. After a photo
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February
20,
2024
| 12:06 PM America/Chicago
Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region commander, Col. Jeff Garrett, has named Col.-select David A. Panzera as the Florida Wing’s next commander. Retired from the U.S. Air Force, Panzera brings both military and civilian experience to his newly
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February
20,
2024
| 09:13 AM America/Chicago
Family means everything to Col. Rose Hunt. As one of 16 children (she’s No. 5), mother of five (sons Corey and Ken and stepchildren Levi, Hannah and Luke) as well as grandmother of 11, she understands the art of giving, taking care of others, and
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February
19,
2024
| 07:30 AM America/Chicago
“None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody … bent down and helped us pick up our boots.” — Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) No successful individual navigates
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