Ore. Team Captures StellarXplorers Natl. STEM Competition Crown

The Oregon Wing’s Aurora Composite Squadron cadet team is champion of StellarXplorers, the Air Force Association’s national STEM high school competition – marking a first for Civil Air Patrol.The team followed up last year’s second-place...

Former La. Cadet Worked on Mars Helicopter Design

2nd Lt. Anne CalvertPublic Affairs OfficerSt. Tammany Composite SquadronLouisiana WingA former Louisiana Wing cadet, Rebecca Oppenheim, and fellow engineers on her NASA design team will soon be nervously watching and waiting for the signal that the Mars...

Ohio Member Honored for Mountainside Vehicle Crash Response

Capt. Thomas Wehrung Public Affairs OfficerColumbus Senior SquadronOhio WingLt. Col. Marc Pagan's quick action after a vehicle crash while the Ohio Wing member was vacationing in Colorado in September 2019 has been recognized with Civil Air...

Ore. Cadets Returning to StellarXplorers National Finals

The Oregon Wing’s Aurora Composite Squadron is following up last year’s second-place finish with its fourth trip in five years to the national finals of StellarXplorers, the Air Force Association’s national STEM high school competition.The cadets...

Stranded Ore. Couple Rescued with CAP Cellphone Info

Maj. Margot MyersPublic Information OfficerNational Cell Phone Forensics TeamCivil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone Forensics Team guided searchers March 25 to a missing couple stranded 29 hours in their vehicle in a remote area of northwest Oregon in...

CAP Pandemic Mission Passes 1-Year Mark

Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force auxiliary, reached another mission milestone  March 24 – 365 continuous days in support of America’s humanitarian response to the novel coronarvirus pandemic.“Today we begin Year Two of our COVID-19...

Col. Ruth Streeter: Pioneer for CAP, Marine Corps Women’s Reserve

CAP recognizes Women's History Month with a profile of Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter. An earlier version of this article appeared in Air University's Wild Blue Yonder online journal..Col. Frank BlazichDirectorCol. Louisa S. Morse Center for CAP HistoryCol. Ruth...

Calif. Cadets Place 3rd Nationally in CyberPatriot Competition

The third time in the CyberPatriot All Service Division national finals was the charm for the California Wing's Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 cadet team, which finished third overall in the Air Force Association’s  National Youth Cyber Defense...