By: Captain Lynne Albert, CAP, NCWG Asst. Public Affairs Officer BURLINGTON, NC – On Thursday, September 10, 2020, the NC Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) assisted the 336th Fighter Squadron with airborne intercept training in Eastern North Carolina. This exercise was the NC Wing’s first intercept training with the...
ELM CITY, NC, 13 September 2020 --Civil Air Patrol’s Tar River Composite Squadron observed the squadron’s 40th anniversary of its founding charter during its online virtual meeting on Thursday 27 August 2020. The local squadron was chartered on 27 August 1980, and first met in Wilson at the Wilson Airport....
By: C/SMSgt Grace Anderson, CAP Cadet Public Affairs Officer Raleigh - Wake Composite Squadron On Saturday, August 23rd, at 0830, the first training mission that Raleigh-Wake has participated in since the stay at home order commenced. The mission was based on Urban Direction Finding (UDF) and Ground Team Member (GTM)...
By: Second Lieutenant Anthony Armstrong, CAP Brunswick County Composite Squadron, Public Affairs Officer CAP Cadet Earns Pilot’s License Southport, NC – Local UNCW student and Southport-based Civil Air Patrol member Tiara Hendricks earned her Pilot Certificate on July 2, 2020. It was a fairly calm evening when she sat in...
By: Maj Rodney Cushing, CAP Public Affairs Officer Elizabeth City Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Lt. Col. Art Dammers of Elizabeth City was recently commended for over 20 years of faithful volunteer service. Lt. Col. Dammers has set a leadership example in Connecticut and North Carolina for decades. During...
By: 1st Lt Liz Dunster, CAP Commander, Tar River Composite Squadron ELM CITY, NC --Members of Civil Air Patrol’s Tar River Composite Squadron will observe the squadron’s 40th anniversary of it’s founding in August, announced unit commander, First Lieutenant Liz Dunster. “We are inviting past members of our squadron to...
By: Maj Kathy Nicholas, CAP NC Wing Director of Professional Development The NC Wing conducted three successful professional development courses within six weeks. Thirty-eight Squadron Leadership School (SLS) and 15 Corporate Learning Course (CLC) members graduated from the virtual NC Wing courses. Some senior members have taken virtual courses through...
By: C/MSgt Grace Anderson Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron The Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron held a joint squadron meeting on Thursday, June 25th, from 7:00-8:00 PM. The meeting had three notable guests, the NCWG commander, Col Edward Angelovich, the NCWG Vice Commander, Lt Col Brendon Kearns, and the former FEMA acting chief of...
By: Maj Rodney Cushing, CAP Public Affairs Officer Elizabeth City Composite Squadron Cadet Major Ronald Smith of Elizabeth City has been awarded scholarships of over $1,000 towards flight training. The Air Force has allocated these funds with the goal of fulfilling Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) mission of developing tomorrow’s aerospace...
