TwitterThe top-trending tweet of 2021, featuring Maj. Sian Proctor of the Arizona Wing aboard Inspiration4 as it orbited Earth, generated 152.,300 impressions. 

Second-highest was a 17,800-impressioin tweet about a Kentucky Wing operations center’s aerial photography mission after deadly tornados.

YouTubeThe most popular video in 2021 was viewed by more than 1.2 million people, who saw a Black Hawk helicopter intercepting a CAP plane in preparation for the Super Bowl. 

The second-most-popular video, watched 17,900, showed another intercept mission, this one featuring an F-15 and a CAP plane.

FacebookMore than 65,000 people were reached by the Sept. 12 post about the 20th anniversary of Civil Air Patrol’s flight above the World Trade Center’s remnants after the 9-11 attacks in New York City. The mission inspired a painting that hangs in the art collection at National Headquarters.

 A close second was a post the same week about Proctor’s space flight,  reaching  58,500.

LinkedInCAP’s involvement in locating survivors of a plane crash in Pennsylvania generated more than 14,600 impressions on LinkedIn in 2021.

A story about Cadet Capt. Rylee Emaus of the Ohio Wing, a CAP Cadet Wings graduate who soloed on her 16th birthday, generated 12,500 impressions. 

InstagramMost-liked on Instagram was a diversity post during Pride Month that reached 12,400 people. A very close second at 12,300 was a July post about CAP summer encampments.

Here’s an expanded rundown — 

Trending Tweets

152,300 impressions

17,800 impressions

11,200 impressions

Most Watched on YouTube(videos watched during 2021)

1.2 million views

17,900 views

8,700 views

4,000 views

Most Popular Facebook Posts

65,000 people reached

8,500 people reached

41.,600 people reached

31,100 people reached

Top LinkedIn Posts

14,600 impressions

12,500 impressions

11,900 impressions

11,800 impressions

11,300 impressions

 Most Liked on Instagram

12,400 people reached

12,300 people reached

9,200 people reached

9,200 people reached

8,800 people reached