Great job by Missouri Wing's Col Travis Hoover Composite Squadron's color guard at the Missouri Southern State University 2022 graduation ceremony! Color guards are a great opportunity to reach out to other community organizations such as local governments and academic institutions. Certainly something for other NCR units to consider as...
Members of Missouri Wing's Trail of Tears Composite Squadron and the Gateway Senior Squadron participated in the recent Perryville Airport Spring Fly-In on Sunday, May 1st, in Perryville, MO! It was a beautiful day to see the CAP aircraft on static display plus check out the info table in the...
For the first time in two years, members of the Missouri Wing, Civil Air Patrol, from across the state gathered in-person at the state capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a key component of the annual Missouri Aviation Day activities. More than 70 wing members met with state legislators, toured...
Recently, Missouri Wing Group II held a search and rescue training exercise at the Bonne Terre Airport in Bonne Terre, MO. Unfortunately, winds were too brisk for air or drone operations, but lots of ground team and mission base training occurred, including exercises for a simulated overdue aircraft and a...
Over 120 members participated in Missouri Wing’s first fully in-person wing conference in two years, held March 18-19, 2022, at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri. The morning session’s featured speakers included: Missouri Wing Commander Col. Thomas Martin, North Central Region Commander Col. John O’Neill, CAP-USAF...
Great training at the Bonne Terre Airport in Bonne Terre, Missouri, on March 26, for members of Mineral Area Composite Squadron, Wentzville Composite Squadron, Gateway Senior Squadron, Trail of Tears Composite Squadron, Bootheel Composite Squadron, Group II HQ, and Missouri Wing HQ -- with 27 members participated in search and...
As part of an emergency services training meeting, the Missouri Search and Rescue K9 Unit visited Missouri Wing's Excelsior Springs Composite Squadron. It's always important to reach out and extend your relationships with other local search and rescue organizations -- who you may be working shoulder-to-shoulder with at the next...
North Central Region was well represented during this year's annual CAP National Legislative Day in Washington, DC, on 17 February 2022. Wing commanders from five of the 7 NCR wings meet directly with members of Congress about Civil Air Patrol's role and accomplishments: Col Jonathan Lartigue (Iowa Wing), Col William...
Members of Missouri Wing's Wentzville Composite Squadron completed their annual Safety Down Day in a unique way at the St. Charles County Regional Emergency Management Agency (SCCREM). Members received briefings on how to be prepared for all types of emergencies and got to see all the tools SCCREM uses. https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02snEvWkym4ZzmLfjqHBCEe6TcuAeFTuc9VkopWpHKFfiNoyvz4zpyscvjSAtxxbCal
Missouri Wing cadets and senior members recently received classroom and hands-on mission radio operator training. Excellent training led by Lt Col DiMarsico, with participating members from Lee's Summit, Lake of the Ozarks, Bonne Terre, Sedalia, and Group 3 headquarters. Ground teams in the field got solid experience transmitting, receiving and...
