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Minn. Unit's High-Altitude Balloon Reaches 95,000 Ft.

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May

2019

The sky was the limit when a Southeast Minnesota Composite Squadron team launched a high-altitude balloon that climbed 95,000 feet – some 18 miles – before being recovered 88 miles away after a … Read more
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With the Flow: CAP Cadet Creates Nonprofit to Provide Clean Water

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May

2019

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Capt. Haseeb Khan is working to provide clean drinking water to underprivileged communities overseas through his nonprofit organization, AquaEffort. “When we have clean … Read more
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North Central Region Wings Respond to Mass Flooding

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May

2019

Here’s a glimpse of some of the activities of the seven CAP wings in the region. Despite flooding of some of its grass airstrips and facilities, the Minnesota Wing stepped up to train personnel in … Read more

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Cell Phone Team Guides Searchers to Lost N.M. Man

The combined efforts of Civil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone Forensics Team, New Mexico Wing aircrews and New Mexico State Search and Rescue resulted in the rescue early Sunday of a man stranded after abandoning his car. As with many cell phone …

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A New Chapter: Cutting-Edge Online Learning System Launches Today for CAP Members

A new chapter in Civil Air Patrol’s mission to educate its more than 63,000 members opens today with the launch of a new online learning system. The new Learning Management System (LMS), called Axis, replaces the online system that served CAP for …

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ACE Turns 10, Gets Top Marks

Seeing children come alive when a topic or concept finally makes sense is one of teaching’s greatest rewards. It’s something that those involved in Civil Air Patrol’s aerospace education mission relish, and the Aerospace Connections in Education …

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Va. Wing Member Honored for Service to Family During Hardship

Capt. David I. Spence of the Virginia Wing’s Southside Composite Squadron has been honored with the Chaplain Robert P. Taylor Prize for Compassion and Service for his service after a death in a squadron family. The Virginia Wing’s leadership and …

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Neb. Wing Adds sUAS Imagery to Flood Damage Assessment Mission

In March, the Platte River swelled to unprecedented levels in Nebraska, thanks to heavy rains and breached levees. Houses disappeared beneath the rising waters; property was washed away. The angry floodwaters carved new channels for the Platte in …

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Fla. Wing Provides Planes, Support Staff for Exercise America's Shield for Air Force

The Florida Wing supported the 1st Air Force/Air Force Northern (AFNORTH), 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) in a training exercise by providing aircraft and support staff out of CAP’s …

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