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Texas runs a cadet program, which is organized among military lines and emphasizes Air Force traditions and values. [6] Every summer and winter, CAP cadets from Texas and other wings may sign up for a training course located at the Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol Encampment at various military bases around Texas where cadets study military customs and courtesies, military drill, aerospace, and ...
Colorado Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of CAP in the state of Colorado. Its headquarters are located at Peterson Space Force Base, and the wing is under the command of Col Michael Fay. Colorado Wing (COWG) operates in the Rocky Mountain Region for CAP. COWG consists of 27 squadrons in three groups within Colorado.
As a CAP lieutenant colonel, Dr Hall commanded the PA Wing Hospital Squadron 3102, consisting of professional nurses, doctors, and other qualified medical personnel. In the early 1970s, Lieutenant Don Kliptein recognized that many of the cadets coming to the school already had extensive medical backgrounds, but no ranger experience.
The 2020 summer encampment series was named Desert Hawk XVIII and the encampment has been held at Wendover Airfield, Utah, for over a decade. The winter encampment series in 2019 was known as Southern Arch III and was held in Mesquite, Nevada, from December 26-31, 2019. Wendover Airfield, Utah (ICAO: KENV)
The Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of CAP in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Wing headquarters is located at Fort Indiantown Gap, an Army National Guard installation near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Wing is abbreviated as "PAWG", and is often referred to by its members as "PA Wing".
Encampment attendance is a prerequisite for the Gen. Billy Mitchell Award. Senior members may also be awarded the ribbon for providing leadership at CAP this encampment. The encampment is held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. [6] [7]
Established in 1941, Civil Air Patrol is the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 single-engine Cessna aircraft and 1,550 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) and performs about 90% of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.
A California CAP cadet salutes the American flag. California Wing Civil Air Patrol honor guard presents the colors during the 2012 Memorial Day observance at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville, California. Local California Wing CAP cadets visit the USS Midway in San Diego during one of their educational trips.