Looking for unique ways to assist your community? Recently, several cadets from Missouri Wing's Saline County Composite Squadron volunteered at the Saline County Animal Shelter. They took a few dogs on a walk then played with the cats and dogs at the shelter. Both two-legged and four-legged friends had a...
Great shout-out from First Air Force recognizing the accomplishments of former Missouri Wing member, Sean Fuller. "First Air Force is proud to oversee the Civil Air Patrol , which also functions as the Air Force Auxiliary. Many of its cadets go on to military, government, or aviation careers. The story...
Missouri Wing members representing 10 different squadrons enjoyed BJ Lange's Improv to Improve Workshop -- and may have learned a few things about themselves along the way! "Saturday members from around the wing representing 10 different squadrons participated in a Improv to Improve Workshop with Missouri Wing Member BJ Lange....
Great ongoing inter-agency work by Missouri Wng Director of Operations Capt Sam Samarasinghe and the Missouri Search and Rescue K-9 Unit to get their search dogs in the air and familiar with CAP aircraft. Photo Link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02gKP94JCcY7r8D8bJ77jRHWCQhghhPKrNWDqxPPQbvQH33jmUei4SGhx6qqhayzW6l
Missouri Wing's Aerospace STEM Academy's first annual trip was to The Space Museum and Grissom Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. There, MOWG members toured and enjoyed the museum's many outstanding exhibits about space travel. Cadets received many compliments from museum staff on how respectful and knowledgeable they were. Excellence in all...
Cadets of the Missouri Wing's Lee's Summit and Platte Valley Composite Squadrons participated in an approved high adventure activity at the challenging Tucker Leadership Lab on the campus of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. The lab excels in team-building activities using ground, mid- and high-ropes activities. https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02WJpc4v2hKiyYSfoBernoe2m6PgzC3JcoFqWhbJ3aKWMSWhsqJhrjdaXThAMsQ2bZl
Missouri Wing, Civil Air Patrol, assisted the National Park Service in conducting a search for a missing hunter in Southeast Missouri in response to a request by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. CAP aircraft, aircrew, ground and small unmanned aerial system (sUAS or drone) teams from Fort Leonard Wood...
Recently, Missouri Wing's Gateway Senior Squadron hosted students from the Hancock High Schools Aero 101 class for a tour in aviation at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. They started with a 30 minute small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) demo by 2d Lt Ben Creen, who talked...
Three North Central Region squadrons were chosen as finalists in this year's Civil Air Patrol High Altitude Balloon Challenge! Minnesota Wing's Ft. Snelling Cadet Squadron, Pre-Launch Video Finalist Minnesota Wing's Anoka County Composite Squadron, Hand Drawn Mission Patch Finalist Missouri Wing's Trail of Tears Composite Squadron, Science Slide Finalist All...
Almost 100 members of Missouri Wing from across the state participated in an earthquake disaster training exercise last weekend -- with aircrew, ground teams, and small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) drone teams evaluating critical infrastructure (such as roads, bridges, levees, dams, and airports) following a simulated 7.1 magnitude earthquake affecting the...
