Images supplied by Civil Air Patrol’s small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) team for the Federal Emergency Management Agency resulted in the morning rescue Oct. 4 of a person trapped in a boat in a mangrove swamp in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The rescued individual is receiving medical attention. According...
North Central Region congratulates the following units for being recognized with a Quality Cadet Unit Award for 2022! Established by CAP National Headquarters in 2010, the Quality Cadet Unit Award rates cadet and composite squadrons on multiple categories: enrollment, growth, retention, orientation flights, encampment, aerospace, emergency services, outside activities (ie: CyberPatriot),...
More than 500 scientific experiments concocted by 120 teams of Civil Air Patrol cadets were released in CAP's second high-altitude balloon challenge. The 50-milliliter test tubes were carried as high as 105,661 ft before falling back to Earth. Units from across North Central Region participated in the event. https://www.cap.news/high-altitude-balloon-challenge-experiments-launched-recovered/
“This is what the whole program is about: dedicated individuals devoting time and resources to a program that can help their fellow man.” - (Then) Lt Col William T. Winkert reflecting on his first wing conference as the newly installed Missouri wing commander, Missouri Wing quarterly newsletter, December 1974...
Missouri Wing's Central Missouri Composite Squadron supported the “Light Up Missouri” balloon glow event near Columbia Regional Airport on June 11th, near Columbia, Missouri! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02aqUk71Bd838KeGDg7nuahDzX62gVVrw8utiYhqPC7DrFaqbXxUmgdD5urcszkjF6l
Missouri Wing's Fort Leonard Wood Composite Squadron's recent monthly safety briefing was truly unique -- U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters! In addition to the briefing that involved full access to the inside and outside of the helicopter, the squadron members were also able to tour a Brigade Tactical Operation Center. https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02KZEpeMWXQJtjcyuf7eDm76bk1nbLt2MmE3wxWhSNNSaCm4XLuixSkJpTpCADVEhBl
Units across North Central Region took advantage of the "Top Gun: Maverick" movie premiere to do some recruiting -- including members of South Dakota Wing's Big Sioux Composite Squadron and Missouri Wing's Table Lake Rock and Trail of Tears Composite Squadrons! https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0Y35bZGkoqFYFB3dSoA6GsT4AbecFVJs8dxTUEiP3kjGodxos1qogxfn2R9HJyamFl
Excellent interview of this year's North Central Region Cadet of the Year, C/Col Justin B Holt, of Missouri Wing's Harry S. Truman Composite Squadron! https://voyagekc.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-justin-holt-of-parkville-and-kansas-city/?fbclid=IwAR2ZLaJJzE5s2P9OeACTjvBs39gVi8kSPNudrPT96TjKHV6TIOsTzGhxqCk
On Sunday, May 8, 2022, members of Missouri Wing's Gateway Senior Squadron, Wentzville Composite Squadron, and Trail of Tears Composite Squadron provided orientation flights and an airport tour to cadets of Cape Girardeau's Central High School Air Force JROTC program. Providing orientation flights to AFJROTC cadets is yet another way...
