Eleven Civil Air Patrol members from nine wings and five regions teamed up online March 26 to evaluate damage to 5,520 structures in the wake of a deadly tornado that struck Mississippi two days earlier.The CAP members were part of the organization’s geospatial...
Civil Air Patrol’s Aerospace Education directorate is launching the third annual National High-Altitude Balloon Challenge for cadets, with team registration open through May 22.Begun as the first national cadet STEM competition in 2021, the balloon challenge involves...
After a distinguished 35-year career in the U.S. Air Force, the first three-star general to officially fly with Civil Air Patrol is retiring.Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce will step down March 31 from his post as commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense...
Ninety-one scholarships totaling $155,000 have been awarded to Civil Air Patrol cadets from 32 wings and one overseas unit.The total includes 63 academic scholarships worth $123,500 and 28 flight scholarships worth $31,500.Cadets in the Southeast Region...
Jane Davies, a first-generation American, wasn’t accustomed to the word “can’t.”But as a freshman engineering major at the University of Connecticut’s Waterbury campus, the glass ceiling crashed hard, thanks to one pontificating professor.“On the first day, there were...
Three cadets having lunch at a Cupertino, California, restaurant sprang into action to save a choking elderly woman’s life March 4.Cadet Capt. Samhita Srivatsan, Cadet 2nd Lt. Esme Chen, and Cadet Tech. Sgt. Maxim Manokhin, all members of the California Wing’s...
For Women’s History Month, Civil Air Patrol honors Willa Beatrice Brown, an early member of both CAP and “the Ninety-Nines.” Established in 1929 by 99 women pilots, Ninety-Nines Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots, promotes advancement of...
Six cadets from the New Jersey Wing’s Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Composite Squadron will complete April 20-22 in the Air & Space Force Association’s StellarXplorers IX Space STEM program national finals.The team is one of 10 to reach the championship...
Capacity: threeLength: 33 feet Maximum speed: 128 mphCruise speed: 105 mphRange: 650 milesService ceiling: 14,500 feetCivil Air Patrol flew NC7471 as part of its wartime Southern Liaison Patrol, which...
The California Wing’s Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 has reached the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition finals for the third straight year and the fifth time in six years, joined by a pair of first-time finalists from the Idaho Wing’s Boise...
