Articles tagged with 'feature' | Civil Air Patrol

As a high school freshman, Verity Gray promised she would take the initiative to challenge herself and serve others around her at the same time.“Though this was a very general goal of mine, it has become one of the values that is most central to my p...

When asked what separated the Puerto Rico Wing's champion team from the rest of the field at the 2023 National Cadet Competition, Civil Air Patrol’s national command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Parsons, needed only five words:“They go the extra mil...

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Programs has been recognized with the American Legion’s National Educational Award – an honor bestowed after an American Legion Auxiliary member shared her praise of her grandson’s experiences as a Virginia Wing cadet.Brig. Gen...

The federal and state response to Hurricane Idalia’s assault on Florida includes over 1,200 aerial images provided by Civil Air Patrol’s Florida Wing for impact assessment, along with structural damage evaluated online by CAP members across the U.S.T...

It was blue skies and smiles all around for four Maine Wing cadets who experienced their first Civil Air Patrol orientation flights with the organization’s national commander and CEO, Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, in the pilot’s seat.Phelka also provid...

The Puerto Rico Wing’s public affairs officer, Capt. Elias Roman-Rivera, has been recognized with top honors in the  Maj. Howell Balsem Civil Air Patrol Public Affairs Exceptional Achievement Awards for work promoting CAP during 2022.Elias was chosen...

The 2023 Air Forces Northern Command (AFNORTH) Commander’s Award, presented annually for the most meritorious Civil Air Patrol mission of the previous year, recognizes Kentucky Wing members for their response to extreme flooding in the Bluegrass Stat...

There’s a three-word unwritten mantra now woven into the culture of Civil Air Patrol.“Everyone can contribute,” said Kathy Conyers, CAP’s chief information officer.Need evidence? Look no further than the three medalists in this year’s Maj. Gen. Mark ...

A former Virginia Wing commander and a former Washington Wing cadet took top honors at Civil Air Patrol’s 2023 National Conference this week in Bellevue, Washington. Col. David A. Carter was recognized posthumously as CAP’s Senior Member of the Year,...

Civil Air Patrol and uAvionix Corp. have partnered to deploy a DO-260B-compliant, dual-band Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver network to complement Federal Aviation Administration sensor data with low-altitude aircraft posit...

Twenty cadets from 14 wings in six regions across Civil Air Patrol completed the Aviation & Aeronautics Business Academy on Aug. 11, becoming the first to do so since the  National Cadet Special Activity was last held in 2015.Previously conducted in ...

The Wisconsin Wing and National Blue Beret participants have wrapped up search support and other assistance as part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, with more than 300 Civil Air Patrol members amassing over 50 flight hours and conducting almost 400 ground ...

Civil Air Patrol’s response to deadly brush fires in Maui continued Aug. 13 as a Hawaii Wing aircrew broadcast a public service announcement informing people on the island they could obtain food, water, and supplies at Napili Plaza in Lahaina. The me...

Cadet Lt. Cols. Soren Koh of the Illinois Wing and Zachary Barker of the Tennessee Wing are the new heads of the National Cadet Advisory Council, with Koh appointed chair and Barker vice chair.Koh, a Civil Air Patrol member since April 2018, belongs...

Col. Aaron D. Reid, a former cadet in Civil Air Patrol, is the 33rd commander of Civil Air Patrol-U.S. Air Force (CAP-USAF).As CAP-USAF commander, Reid is responsible for ensuring CAP is organized, trained, and equipped to fulfill Air Force-assigned...

Chief Master Sgt. Robert M. Dandridge, former Civil Air Patrol command chief, has been chosen as the newest member of the organization’s Board of Governors.“Chief Robert Dandridge brings a lifetime of selfless service to his new role as a member-at-l...

Cadet 2nd Lt. William H. Chen’s academic achievements left him with even more potential paths to choose from than most graduating high school seniors face as they head into the summer.The Colorado Wing cadet, after all, had to choose from appointment...

The Hawaii Wing has conducted two flights capturing photos and videos of the extensive damage caused by the Maui brush fires while also documenting and providing detailed information for impact assessment and search and rescue operations at various l...

Cadet Officer School marked its 52nd year this summer, welcoming more than 90 cadets from 33 wings to Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, home of Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters.The school is a rigorous, academically challenging leadership course...

People familiar with Civil Air Patrol won’t even have to ask who the new Cooper Fund is named for.They’ll assume, correctly, that it had to be Col. Bryan Cooper and Lt. Col. Karen Cooper who put up the $50,000 to endow a scholarship fund that will as...

Civil Air Patrol cadets swept the Beginners Division of the Academy of Model Aeronautics' UAS4STEM national drone competition at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, with teams from the Maryland, Alabama, and Tennessee wings taking the top three positions in resu...

Cadets and adult members devoted two weeks recently to exploring and working to master some of the latest developments in the ever-shifting realm of cyberspace, as presented at the National Cyber Academy in Hampton, Virginia.The academy, led by Senio...

Nearly 200 Civil Air Patrol cadets and adult member from 43 wings in all eight regions are conducting searches, flight line marshalling and other services at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh while taking part in the leadership training experience provided by t...

Four cadet teams – two from the Alabama Wing and one each from the Maryland and Tennessee wings – are representing Civil Air Patrol in the Academy of Model Aeronautics UAS4STEM drone competition at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.The Alabama Wing’s Redstone C...

About 40 Civil Air Patrol cadets converged July 9-15 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro for CAP’s National Cadet Engineering Technology Academy, also known as E-Tech.Participating as students and staff, the cadets hailed from as far...

Walking where astronauts have walked was one of the highlights for 75 Civil Air Patrol members from all eight regions and 28 wings when they gathered on the Florida Space Coast for the 2023 Civil Air Patrol National Aerospace Education Officers Schoo...

The Vermont Wing has flown numerous missions statewide this past week and planning more in support of relief efforts being conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to severe flooding.As of early July 18, the wing had provided ...

Cadets from the Puerto Rico Wing’s Dr. Cesareo Rosa-Nieves Cadet Squadron, representing Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region, are taking home the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Outstanding Team Championship Trophy after finishing first in the National ...

Capt. Jose G. Vergara was 55 when he joined Civil Air Patrol in 2015, and true to his nature his reasons for signing up were selfless.He wanted to support his daughter, Veronica, as a cadet, and he wanted to teach and motivate young people toward sci...

July 14 marks the start of Civil Air Patrol’s National Cadet Competition, with more than 100 cadets on 16  teams from 14 wings representing all eight Civil Air Patrol regions at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.The three-day competition for th...