Civil Air Patrol Col. and former U.S. Rep. Lester Wolff, one of CAP’s earliest members, died May 11. He was 102.Wolff began his CAP volunteer service early in World War II in the New York Wing, serving for the duration of the war and becoming a squadron...
Lt. Col. Juan Rodriguez of the Puerto Rico Wing is now Civil Air Patrol’s national diversity officer, replacing Col. Liz Sydow, who recently became commander of CAP’s Virginia Wing.Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, CAP’s national commander and CEO, announced the...
Maj. Margot MyersPublic Information OfficerNational Cell Phone Forensics TeamFifteen years ago, a search and rescue mission for a missing airplane in Pennsylvania became the spark that later led to the establishment of Civil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone...
Lt. Col. Carleton W. JonesCommanderBoston Cadet SquadronMassachusetts WingA 16-year-old saving a choking younger brother is impressive enough. Doing so was just the start, though, for Cadet Master Sgt. Joshua Ortiz, who repeated his feat an hour later with his other...
Maj. Bill VendraminDirector of Public AffairsGreat Lakes RegionFive Indiana Wing pilots in as many planes launched a four-day flying campaign this month providing orientation flights for 100 cadets in the Anderson Preparatory Academy, as well as 10 rides for Junior...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Civil Air Patrol’s pandemic-prompted Operation Pulse Lift blood collection mission recorded its 3,000th donated unit for the American Red Cross on April 3, 12 days ahead of the one-year target date for the milestone. By day’s end, the overall total had...
