Born and raised in the District of Columbia, Col. Richard J. Cooper Jr. can look back on a lifetime of contributing to his local community and Civil Air Patrol’s National Capital Wing. He’s focused on giving back as a volunteer by helping provide youth development,...
Cadets from the Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Washington wings recently earned their private pilot certificates through the Civil Air Patrol Youth Aviation Initiative’s Cadet Wings program. Cadet Maj. Ben Allen of the Kentucky Wing’s...
Female flying will be the focus from Feb. 23-25 at Civil Air Patrol partner Women in Aviation International’s national convention in California. Several CAP National Headquarters staff members will exhibit at and attend the conference at Long Beach Convention...
Civil Air Patrol is participating for the 22rd straight year in an exercise to help the U.S. Air Force ensure the safety and security of airspace around Super Bowl LVII, set for Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.To help Air Force fighter aircrews...
Cadets from the Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, and Washington wings recently earned their private pilot certificate through the Civil Air Patrol Youth Aviation Initiative’s Cadet Wings program.Cadet Capt. Kane Deterding of the Texas Wing’s Sulphur Springs...
A longtime Civil Air Patrol member with nearly three decades of National Headquarters experience has been chosen as CAP’s new chief operating officer.The Board of Governors has named John W. Desmarais Sr., CAP’s director of operations, to the top executive post at...
Dr. Elizabeth Medina, Civil Air Patrol’s new chief diversity officer, strongly believes the work of diversity, education, and inclusion – DEI – “is a journey, not a destination, and if we are doing it right, we are going to be doing it the rest of our lives.”In...
Some hear it as a calling, the irresistible, undeniable tug toward a higher purpose. Still others sense “a still, small voice” to make a difference in the world, whether in their neighborhood or across the globe. No matter the term, Civil Air Patrol Maj. Tim Bagnell...
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