Articles tagged with 'Feature' | Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol’s Cadet Wings program is marking a major milestone after Cadet Maj. Thomas Clifton of the Alaska Wing’s Southeast Composite Squadron became the 300th cadet to earn his private pilot certificate through the program.Clifton, 17, …

At least 4,000 Civil Air Patrol members turned out  April 8 for what's likely the organization's largest single-day mission ever — assisting NASA by collecting more than a quarter-million data points from the total solar eclipse.In all, …

Ninety-two cadets from 38 wings in all eight Civil Air Patrol regions have been awarded academic, flight, and activity scholarships collectively worth a record $155,585. The total includes:61 academic scholarships with a  total value of …

A pair of experienced Rhode Island Wing members, 1st Lt. Alysia Larson and her husband, Capt. Paul Larson, were about a half-mile from Quonset State Airport in Kingston on March 30 when Lt. Larson added a bit of power to their 1961 Piper …

There are dreams and then there are dreams — the …  aspirations that, if they come true, will affect a family, even a nation or world, for generations to come.Cadet Master Sgt. Marcus Lee of the California Wing’s Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 …

Helio U-10D / HT-295 Super Courier N5072KCapacity: twoLength: 30 feet 8 inchesMaximum speed: 170 mphCruise speed: 160 mphRange: 1,090 milesService ceiling: 20,500 feetThe Helio …

After years as a registered nurse, including two tours as a combat nurse in Vietnam, Chaplain (Col.) Linda Pugsley turned from healing broken bodies to ministering to shattered souls.Pugsley, whose three-year tenure as Civil Air Patrol chief of …

By the time most of the world became aware of deadly wildfires ripping through Lahaina and Kula on Maui, a small team of Civil Air Patrol and Federal Emergency Management Agency members had already remotely identified 800 damaged or destroyed …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka paid the first-ever visit by a Civil Air Patrol national commander to the National Emergency Services Academy-Southeast training activity with his Feb. 10 tour of the U.S. Air Force Vigilant Warrior training site at Titus, …

Civil Air Patrol is participating for the 23rd straight year in an exercise to help the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) ensure the safety and security of airspace around the Super Bowl, set for Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las …

Col. Walter O. “Tim” Nelson wanted to be a military pilot, but his imperfect vision got in the way. In the years since, he’s managed to fly alongside fighter pilots, attack pilots, and transport pilots as a member of Civil Air Patrol.Once he even …

What happens if Civil Air Patrol takes on more than it can effectively manage? Finding the answer to that question is the basis for the Reimagining Headquarters initiative now underway.The impetus was the Board of Governors' charge to National …

The Civil Air Patrol Foundation has launched the CAP Foundation Diversity Scholarship, aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within CAP.The scholarship has been established to facilitate the ability of CAP cadets and adult members from …

Civil Air Patrol members from around the Mid-Atlantic Region participated in the Air & Space Forces Association’s Celebration of Character & Courage: Vietnam War 50th event Jan. 13 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.The …

About 90 wing and region directors of cadet programs from across Civil Air Patrol convened Jan. 12-14 in Phoenix  to focus on the challenges cadets face, how to help them succeed, what their strengths are, and where their passions lie.In …

A pair of Civil Air Patrol mission pilots, both former U.S. Air Force officers, are drawing on their aviation knowledge and experience to teach and prepare cadets in their West Virginia Wing squadron for an aeronautics career if the youth decide to …

Operation Pulse Lift, Civil Air Patrol’s emergency blood donation mission, surpassed three milestones as 2023 came to an end,On Dec. 21 the Arizona Wing's Falcon Composite Squadron 305 hosted the 500th Operation Pulse Lift blood donor center – also …