Missouri Wing's Lake Ozark Regional Composite Squadron teamed up with Laclede County Composite Squadron to support the Versailles Old Tyme Apple Festival with a color guard in the parade, disabled parking support, and recruitment. The Versailles Old Tyme Apple Festival and parade draw tens of thousands of visitors each year. These cadets worked together...
Please join North Central Region in congratulating Cadet Capt. Daniel O'Connell of Missouri Wing's Platte Valley Composite Squadron on being named the 2025 Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Cadet of the Year! Cadet Capt. O'Connell received the national award during the AFA Air, Space & Cyber...
Missouri Wing's St. Louis Composite Squadron members are out recruiting and fundraising for Wreaths Across America at a local car show. They even got a show car owner to tag their car with a Civil Air Patrol sticker! Cadets made a presentation to the owners of the company organizing the event to...
Members of Missouri Wing’s St. Louis Composite Squadron, Wentzville Composite Squadron, and Gateway Senior Squadron participated in a presentation by Col. John W. Clark (Ret.), USAF, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, MO, on September 20th in cooperation with the Jefferson Barracks POW/MIA Museum. Missouri Wing commander, Col. Jennifer...
Please join North Central Region in congratulating former CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Anderson -- and former North Central Region and Nebraska Wing Commander -- on his swearing in as the new assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs! Also present at Brig. Gen. Anderson's...
Please join North Central Region on congratulating former Missouri Wing cadet and Spaatz Award recipient Sean Fuller, International Partner Manager of the Artemis Gateway Program at NASA, on receiving NASA’s highest recognition -- the Distinguished Service Medal -- for fostering and leading the new partnership between NASA and the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space...
Members from several Missouri Wing units assisted with the Show Me Airshow this hot weekend at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport in Jefferson City, MO. Great work by all supporting the airshow!
Civil Air Patrol flew over Ground Zero on September 12, 2001, the day after the terrorist attacks. Their Cessna 172 Skyhawk, tail number N9344L, was the only civilian aircraft authorized to fly over Manhattan at that time, after the FAA had grounded all civilian air traffic. The crew—Lt. Col. Jacques...
Members of Missouri Wing's Lee's Summit Composite Squadron, Platte Valley Composite Squadron, and Harry S. Truman Composite Squadron joined together to assist with the Challenge Air event at the Downtown KC airport. In addition to the recruiting table, complete with a flight sim, members provided assistance with flight line security, escorting families...
North Central Region congratulates the following units for being recognized with a Quality Cadet Unit Award for 2025! Iowa Wing NCR-IA-002 Des Moines Composite Squadron NCR-IA-003 Southwest Iowa Composite Squadron NCR-IA-004 Black Hawk County Composite Squadron NCR-IA-043 Dubuque Composite Squadron NCR-IA-129 Cedar Rapids Composite Squadron Kansas Wing NCR-KS-003 Konza Composite Squadron...
