By: 2d Lt Miguel Jackson, CAP Public Affairs Officer, Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron When members from across the Mid-Atlantic Region gathered for the 2026 Region Cadet Leadership School (RCLS), one Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron family brought a unique perspective. Second Lieutenant Rafael De Jesus attended as a senior member on staff, while...
By: C/Lt Col Victoria Peterson, CAP Event Cadet Public Affairs Officer, NCWG Cadet Competition The North Carolina Wing Cadet Competition was a new experience for both Judges and competitors this year. The traditional competitions had a heavy focus on team-based scoring; however, moving forward, there is a greater emphasis on...
by 1st Lt Frederick Walton, CAP Public Affairs Officer, Brunswick County Composite Squadron The Brunswick County Composite Squadron (NC-170) of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) celebrated a successful return to earth with a pizza party in Sunset Beach, N. C., near the site of their landing. On Saturday, January 24,...
By: Cadet Captain Lucas Poplin, CAP Cadet Commander, Black Spade Command College On January 10, 2026, North Carolina Wing Headquarters welcomed the newest course within the Black Spade program, Black Spade Command College. The new specialized course focused on training for both cadet and senior member Emergency services leaders from...
By: Capt Glenda Engstrom, CAP Public Affairs Officer, North Carolina Wing North Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol held an Assumption of Command ceremony on Saturday, January 17, 2026, to have Colonel Brendan Kearns assume command as the new North Carolina Wing Commander! The ceremony took place at the North Carolina...
By: 2d Lt Gianna Baynard, CAP Public Affairs Officer, Shelby Composite Squadron The Shelby Composite Squadron (MAR-NC-050) participated in the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony on December 13, 2025, at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, NC. Sponsored by the Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter of the National Society Daughters of...
By: Maj Brent Wooters, CAP Asst Public Affairs Officer, North Carolina Wing The daily activities of the Civil Air Patrol are very regimented and orderly, and we often fall into the trap of following in the footsteps that we always do. While this is not necessarily bad practice, we can...
By: Cadet Captain Aidan Oplinger, CAP Cadet Deputy Commander of Operations, Gastonia Composite Squadron On December 27, 2025, a clear 73-degree day and with just 5 knot winds, C/Capt Aidan Oplinger from the Gastonia Composite Squadron soared into the air and obtained his solo wings through the Civil Air Patrol’s...
By: Capt Mike Hadrick, CAP Public Affairs Officer, Gastonia Composite Squadron Cadets at the Gastonia Composite Squadron got an exciting look into life at the military academies on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Second-year West Point cadets Kennedy Rogers and Gabe Bolivar, and third-year Naval Academy midshipman Ethan Gallagher, visited the...
By: C/CMSgt Raquel Goncalves, RTW Cadet Public Affairs Officer Maj Brent Wooters, CAP, NCWG Asst Public Affairs Officer The North Carolina Wing successfully hosted their bi-annual Ranger Training Weekend that included cadets and adult members from multiple wings and regions. The students gathered at Camp Raven Knob in Surry County,...
