With the approach of Civil Air Patrol's 80th anniversary on Dec.1, Maj. Ronald C. Finger of the Minnesota Wing's Crow Wing Composite Squadron worked with Col. Frank Blazich of the Col. Louisa S. Morse Center for Civil Air Patrol History on a special project...
Maj. Gen. Ed Phelka, Civil Air Patrol national commander/CEO, has named Col. R. Jason Bailey to his command team and Cols. Jay Burrell, Matthew Phillips and Linda Pugsley as national officers,Bailey is the new national executive officer. He previously served as vice...
Lt. Col. Amos PlanteChief of StaffLouisiana WingAircrews and ground teams with Civil Air Patrol’s Louisiana Wing have joined federal and Louisiana state emergency managers’ efforts to assess Hurricane Ida’s impact.Their mission is to gather aerial...
When Cadet Senior Airman Devin Linehan honored U.S. Marines and other service members killed in Afghanistan by playing taps outside his Nevada home with an American flag at half-staff Aug. 26, he had no idea the impact it would have.A video of his late-night tribute...
Civil Air Patrol’s national commander/CEO, Maj. Gen. Ed Phelka, has chosen Col. Joseph Winter — provost of CAP’s Volunteer University — as chief of the organization’s education and training program and has elevated Jared Peregoy to deputy...
With the approach of Civil Air Patrol's 80th anniversary on Dec.1, Maj. Ronald C. Finger of the Minnesota Wing's Crow Wing Composite Squadron worked with Col. Frank Blazich of the Col. Louisa S. Morse Center for Civil Air Patrol History on a special...
Civil Air Patrol’s 25th national commander, Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, assumed command today in a time-honored ceremony in Detroit.Phelka and the new national vice commander, Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, were sworn in during a small ceremony limited because of...
Civil Air Patrol’s small Unmanned Aerial Systems program has recorded its first life saved, thanks to a successful North Carolina Wing search Aug. 17 for an elderly dementia patient.The sUAS team – Majs. Ricky Jones and Doug Moody and Capt. Robert Rimmer,...
High-altitude balloons prepared by Civil Air Patrol cadets across the U.S. will be launched Aug. 21 from central Indiana to the edge of space as part of a livestreamed nationwide science challenge.CAP’s aerospace education team created the High-Altitude Balloon...
The Kentucky Wing’s commander and a Texas Wing cadet have been recognized as Civil Air Patrol’s Senior Member of the Year and Cadet of the Year in connection with the organization’s National Conference, held virtually Aug. 12-14.Col. Brian W....