Volunteers serving America’s communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.
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Inside This Issue...Special Activities Continue, EAA and National Blue Beret, Spaatz Recipients Take Front Center, Kentucky Emergency Response, Alumni Spotlights, Final Salute, and more ... |
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They Were Ready to Fly!
6 for 6 — Advanced Flight Academy Cadets
Achieve 100% Success Rate
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Cadet Capt. Gabriella Pfang with her flight instructor, Capt. Dan Ahern |
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All six cadets attending the CAP in-residence Advanced Flight Training Academy in Columbus, Indiana, in July completed their Federal Aviation Administration check rides — earning their private pilot certificates and becoming the 164th-169th cadets to graduate from the U.S. Air Force-funded Cadet Wings program.
A member of the Texas Wing’s Alamo Composite Squadron, Cadet Capt. Gabriella Pfang called the academy “an experience of a lifetime.” “With regards to learning to fly, the ...
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National Blue Beret Shine at EAA |
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We've Always Said Blue Berets are Family ... Sometimes, They Actually Are! |
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Along with multiple parent/child pairings this year, CAP had two legacy Blue Berets following in the footsteps of their older brothers for this National Cadet Special Activity.
Jake Aytes, National Blue Beret 2016 cadet deputy commander and a five-time attendee, was followed by his younger brother Josh, now a three-time attendee. Saber Mswia came to the activity in 2016 and 2019, while his younger brother, Akhenaten, spent his first summer at the compound.
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Did you participate in National Blue Beret?
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Yes, one of the highlights of my CAP experiences.
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Yes, I have several family members who did too!
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No, but I did attend some awesome encampments.
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Wasn't a cadet, but love seeing the faces of CAP's legacy.
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Wasn't a Blue Beret, but I love seeing them at EAA AirVenture.
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... But Wait! There's More
#OSH22
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National Blue Beret featured a record-number ten Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award recipients at Oshkosh, evenly split between current and former cadets and spanning from Spaatz No. 616 to No. 2413.
For all you math fans out there, that means roughly 6% of this year's attendees earned an award typically achieved by less than 0.5% of CAP cadets nationwide.
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Hawaii Wing Cadets Attend
Cyber Patriot Camp
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Spaatz Sisters: Massachusetts Siblings
Earn Highest Cadet Honor
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The Massachusetts Wing’s latest recipients of CAP's top cadet achievement, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, have more than that honor in common.
Cadet Cols. Leah and Sarah Vigevani are sisters. The two Bridgewater State University Composite Squadron members received their Spaatz awards Aug. 1 from Brig. Gen. Virginia Gaglio, Massachusetts Air National Guard commander and chief of staff.
Earning the Spaatz is impressive enough, Gaglio said, “but to have two in the same state at the same time is really nothing short of amazing.”
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Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors
Gains Two New Members
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A rising U.S. Air Force general and one of the nation’s aerospace industry leaders are the newest members of Civil Air Patrol’s Board of Governors.
The 11-member Board of Governors is CAP’s top governing body. It consists of four Air Force appointees, three members appointed jointly by the secretary of the Air Force and CAP's national commander, and four members-at-large selected by the CAP Senior Advisory Group.
Brig. Gen. Richard R. Dickens and Amy Kohler Hudnall were recently appointed to the CAP board, both effective immediately.
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National Conference Alumni Meet and Greet
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LOCATION
The Galt House, 3rd Floor Conservatory in front of Al J's, Louisville, KY
DATE AND TIME
08/26/22 6:00pm
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08/26/22 7:00pm
Friday, 26 Aug, 6-7 p.m. EST
No conference registration required to attend.
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The Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY |
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Alabama Wing Cadets
Place 2nd in National Drone Competition
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The Alabama Wing’s Redstone Composite Squadron team has done it again, and then some, in the Academy of Model Aeronautics’ UAS4STEM competition --- advancing to the national championships for the second straight year to finish second overall.
The performance earned the Redstone squadron a check for...
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CAP's search and rescue missions continue. This map represents the number of saves since Oct. 1. |
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National Geospatial Team Helping Assess Kentucky Flood Impact |
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More than 50 members from 27 wings as well as an overseas squadron in Japan have been helping electronically assess damage from flash flooding two weeks ago in eastern Kentucky.
They're part of the online National CAP Geospatial Team — senior members and cadets who have completed Federal Emergency Management Agency Damage Assessment Training to analyze geographic information system (GIS) data to support missions as a Total Force partner of the U.S. Air Force.
The response to the disaster in Kentucky is the geospatial team’s eighth mission ...
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Alumni & Friends Spotlight
Former Cadet Lt. Col. Megan Laubhan
Kansas Wing
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Two weeks ago, National Blue Beret alumna and former Kansas Wing Cadet Lt. Col. Megan Laubhan helped dedicate Kansas' new Amelia Earhart statue at the U.S.Capitol as part of the 190th Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard.
A private pilot and NBB 2016's cadet executive officer, Laubhan continues to serve her community, state, and nation as a KC-135 maintainer in the Kansas Air National Guard.
(photo credits: Megan Laubhan)
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August is Make-A-Will Month |
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No matter what your estate includes, everyone needs a plan. Nearly 67% of Americans don’t have a will, missing out on the opportunity to create a plan for their assets and protect the people they love. Thanks to our friends at FreeWill, members of our community can use this secure, online estate planning tool to make their mark and write their legal will, free of charge, to create a legacy and protect what matters most.
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You can join the
Semper Vigilans Society
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When you include CAP in your estate plans, you will be eligible to join the Semper Vigilans Society.
The Semper Vigilans Society was established in 2020 to recognize supporters who have made provisions for CAP in their estate plans.
These planned gifts ensure CAP is always ready for the future.
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Remembering Those Who Have Passed |
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CAP offers friends and family the ability to make gifts in memory or honor of someone special. Tribute/memorial gifts made through the link below are listed in each issue of Civil Air Patrol Volunteer.
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Civil Air Patrol - Development
Kristina E. Jones, M.A., CFRE, Chief of Philanthropy
Col. John M. Knowles, Deputy Chief of Alumni Relations
Donna Bass Maraman, Development Manager
Rebecca Armstrong, Donor Database Specialist
(334) 953-9003 Direct
(833) IAM-4CAP Toll Free
Interested in talking about the legacy you want to leave?
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