Bravo Zulu to Cadet 2nd Lt. Isabella Cates of Missouri Wing's Lake Ozark Regional Composite Squadron! She began her first Cadet Wings private pilot license flight training yesterday with the Jefferson City Flying Service at Jefferson City Memorial Airport, Jefferson City, MO. Cadet Wings is a merit-based program for cadets...
Congratulations to the following winning North Central Region units that participated in CyberPatriot 18! And congratulations also to every unit and member that participated in this year’s challenging competitions! (Unless otherwise indicated, all awards are in the All Service Division – comprised of high school students in JROTC, CAP, and...
Support to our communities -- North Central Region's director of finance and Missouri Wing's director of IT, Lt. Col. David Sewell, helped to install a new weather station near a local high school as mentioned in this month's issue of "Rural Missouri" magazine! (Thanks to Capt. Michelle Spurgeon, commander of...
Great shout-out by First Air Force! "F-15 fighter aircraft from the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing conducted a live-fly exercise, in coordination with the Civil Air Patrol, simulating a Temporary Flight Restriction violation intercept near Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, Feb. 4, 2026. The exercise reinforced the...
Civil Air Patrol Members in California Helping Ensure Super Bowl Airspace Safety For the 25th straight year, Civil Air Patrol is participating in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) Exercise FELIX HAWK to support the Command in preparations to ensure the safety and security of airspace around the Super...
Feb. 3 -- "Four Chaplains Day" -- marks the anniversary of the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester and the selfless acts of four Army chaplains aboard during World War II. The four chaplains, also known as the "Immortal Chaplains" or the "Dorchester Chaplains," represented three faiths: Catholic,...
Lt. Colonel Michael R. Toedebusch has been selected as the next commander of Civil Air Patrol’s Missouri Wing, succeeding Col. Jennifer Smith, wing commander since March 2023. A change of command ceremony will be held at the combined wing/region conference in March. Toedebusch, the wing’s chief of staff for missions...
North Central Region Commander Col Thomas Theis and Missouri Wing Commander Col Jennifer Smith invite you to attend the 2026 Civil Air Patrol Missouri Wing and North Central Region Conference and Missouri Wing Change of Command. Conference and Banquet to be held Saturday, March 21, 2026 with social events starting...
North Central Region units and members participated in NASA's Aurora Watch mission! The Aurora Watch Mission is one of the newest additions to the Civil Air Patrol–NASA mission portfolio, expanding CAP’s role in supporting nationwide scientific data collection. Through this mission, CAP members collect ground-based aurora observations in support of...
This year's annual Kansas Wing Winter Encampment -- officially the 17th Kansas Wing Training Group -- was held at Camp Funston on Fort Riley, Kansas, from December 28, 2025, to January 4, 2026. Follow this year's Kansas Wing Winter Encampment activities via their SmugMug photo album! Link: https://photos.cap.gov/North-Central-Region/Kansas-Wing/Encampment/2025-KW-Winter
