NC Wing News - 2020 Archive

By: Lt Col Lynne Albert, CAP

Mission PIO

By: Maj Rod Cushing, CAP NCWG Group 3 Public Affairs Officer North Carolina Wing (NCWG) Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members made use of the mild Flanagan Field weather Saturday December 12, 2020 for Small Unmanned Arial Systems (sUAS) Operations training. Two instructors, two technician trainees, and five pilot trainees met...

By: Capt Sue Beutler, CAP Public Affairs Officer Gastonia Composite Squadron The Gastonia Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol is proud to announce that one of its members, 2d Lt Johnny Click, has been awarded the Silver Medal of Valor, for distinguished and conspicuous heroic action, at the risk of...

By: Lt Col Chris Duemmel, CAP North Carolina Wing Director of Safety On 11 November 2020, four members of the North Carolina Wing completed the first virtual National Safety Officers College. Over the past 12 weeks 177 students across the nation, including all wing and region Directors of Safety, discussed...

Article and Photo By Capt HJ Bentley III, CAP North Carolina Wing Group VI Public Affairs Officer Sunny dispositions and masked faces greeted 34 cadets from across the North Carolina Wing to the Inaugural STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ) Workshop - Electronics Session at the Aviation Institute...

October is Clergy Appreciation Month. We are highlighting the role of the Chaplain Corps in Civil Air Patrol and North Carolina Wing in the form of an interview with North Carolina Wing Chaplain, Chaplain (Major) Steve Mathews.

By: 1st Lt Tim Suttles, CAP Glider Pilot Franklin County Composite Squadron Franklin County Composite Squadron recognizes its responsibility to be good stewards of the Glider program of North Carolina Wing. Maintaining the Glider program's readiness to serve the cadets of the North Carolina Wing is a labor of community...

By: By C/SMSgt Anderson and 1st Lt Jonathan Bartlett, Event PAO's BURLINGTON NC, 14 Oct 2020. On Saturday 10 October 2020, the North Carolina Wing conducted a statewide interoperability communications exercise along with volunteer agencies from across North Carolina. The exercise was organized by Apex Cadet Squadron’s Communication Officer, 1st...

By: C/SMSgt Grace Anderson, CAP Cadet PAO Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron Senior Member Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) play a critical role in the Civil Air Patrol. A CAP NCO is someone that displays strong leadership, does not abuse their authority, is always doing their best to be their best, and supports their...

By: 1st Lt Deborah Leighton, CAP Public Affairs Officer, Sugar Valley Composite Squadron CAP’s Aerospace Education program started by offering drone training to cadets, and as drones evolved with more capabilities, it was recognized that drones could be another tool to assist in Emergency Services- search and rescue as well...