By: 1st Lt Philip Nazzaro, CAP North Carolina Wing CAC Senior Advisor On August 21, 2021, the NCWG Cadet Advisory Council (CAC) met in-person, during a hybrid meeting, for the first time since February 2020. The CAC meeting was held in conjunction with the Commanders’ Call at Wing HQ, in...
By: C/Amn Jada Stewart, CAP Tar River Composite Squadron On 21 August 2021, Tar River Composite Squadron had a cookout, watched Civil Air Patrol’s High Altitude Balloon Challenge launch, and Cadet Orientation Rides. There were many cadets, senior members, and prospective cadets there. I feel that this activity made all...
By: Capt Beau Bentley, CAP Event Public Affairs Officer 97 cadets and 14 Senior members from across the North Carolina Wing came to the Aviation Institute of Maintenance Charlotte campus to participate in the STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ) Workshop on Saturday July 10, 2021. The...
By SM Annastasia Myers-Kiker, CAP Randolph Composite Squadron Public Affairs Officer 05/08/2021- Asheboro, NC - “What does this clock even do?” a younger senior member asked Major Robert McGlohon. With a spark in his eye, he began to describe how Randolph Composite Squadron began making these portable clocks in the 1960s....
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 when...
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 Rescue and...
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...
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: Lt Col Lynne Albert, CAP Mission PIO The North Carolina Wing had a busy week supporting the ongoing Covid vaccine distribution by deploying teams to five different counties. This week 45 NCWG members supported ongoing vaccine distribution in the field over four days of operations. In addition,...
