By: 2d Lt Barbie Emaus, CAP Character Development Instructor Hickory Composite Squadron For most teens who turn 16 in North Carolina, getting a driver's license is a long-awaited rite of passage. Not for Cadet Rylee Emaus. She had a more lofty goal in mind. “Who wants to drive a car...
By: Maj David Hartman, CAP Assistant Public Affairs Officer, Asheville Composite Squadron The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Asheville Composite Squadron hosted a training event on Saturday, May 22, to train pilots from across North Carolina to perform search and rescue flights in mountainous areas. Pilots trained to perform Search and...
C/2d Lt Tyler Moore (Left)receives his Billy Mitchell Award from North Carolina Vice Wing Commander West Lt.Col. Jeff Focke(Right) at a special promotion ceremony at the 111th Search and Rescue Composite Squadron for achieving one of the most prestigious honors that a cadet in Civil Air Patrol can earn in the cadet program at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport April 22, 2021
CAP Lt.Col. Jeff Focke (Left) Passes the Squadron Colors to 1st Lt. Dustin Waide (Right) symbolizing the entrustment of command at the recent change of command ceremony for the 111th Search and Rescue Composite Squadron held 22 April 2021 at the Charlotte Douglas Airport.
By: C/Lt Col Cody Matthews, CAP Mission PIO April 7, 2021- Just over 80,000 vaccines later, the COVID-19 vaccination site in Greensboro, North Carolina is still going strong. The North Carolina Emergency Management Division, in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, the Air...
By: 1st Lt Deborah Leighton, CAP Public Affairs Officer, Sugar Valley Composite Squadron The Sugar Valley Composite Squadron members congratulate Christopher Herman, Jr., former NC-052 cadet, on his acceptance into the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Class of 2025. He received his nomination from Virginia...
By: 1st Lt Deborah Leighton, CAP Event Public Affairs Officer On 6 March 2021, NC Wing sUAS Drone Mission Pilots gathered at Sugar Valley Airport for recertification as CAP sUAS Mission Pilots. In order to maintain status as mission pilots, CAP members must renew Form 5u certification annually. Capt Robert...
By: Maj. Rodney Cushing, CAP Public Affairs Officer, NCWG Group 3 3/18/2021 - ELIZABETH CITY, NC - Elizabeth City Composite Squadron NC-305 Cadet C/Lt Col Ronald “Beau” Smith has been appointed to attend the United States Air Force Academy. C/Lt Col Smith is the Cadet Commander of Elizabeth City Composite Squadron...
By: C/SMSgt Grace Anderson, CAP Event Cadet Public Affairs Officer On Saturday, February 27th, Group Five of the North Carolina Wing held the first ever Virtual Cadet NCO Seminar. The seminar consisted of four classes and two team leadership problems. These were solved individually by each small group of cadets;...
By: C/SMSgt Grace Anderson, CAP CAC Challenge Coin Committee Member On November 28th 2020, a request for challenge coin designs was sent out by the North Carolina Wing Cadet Advisory Council. Many cadets responded, but one prevailed, C/SrA Luke Lewis. The design was for the 2021 North Carolina Wing Virtual...
