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Civil Air Patrol (CAP) manned aircraft and small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) participated in an Air Combat Command (ACC) exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

WINCHESTER, Va. (October 21, 2022) – Cadet Staff Sergeant Ian Emiroglu from Civil Air Patrol’s Winchester Composite Squadron flew his solo flight earlier this month at Winchester Regional Airport.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (Aug 29, 2022) – Forty-nine Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members from three different states flew on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft courtesy of the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard on August 25, 2022. 

At the Command Council meeting at the 2022 National Conference, Virginia Wing was awarded the 2022 Disaster Relief Mission Award for Mid-Atlantic Region. CAP-USAF selects one winner each year in each region. Congratulations to all members of the wing who were part of the wing's disaster relief efforts and training!

Winchester resident and Civil Air Patrol (CAP) member, Lt. Col. Dean “Norm” Anderson, received the 2021 Order of Daedalians Exceptional Instructor Pilot of the Year and the Civil Air Patrol 2021 Lt. Col. Keith Riddle Aircrew Member of the Year awards last night at the Winchester Composite Squadron’s weekly unit meeting

Congratulations to the Burke Composite Squadron cadet competition team for winning third place overall at the National Cadet Competition!

Congratulations to Cadet Senior Airman Joseph Selznick for solo-ing on his 16th birthday!

Congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Borgerding, Group 2 Commander, for being selected by National Headquarters as the 2022 Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education (AE) Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations to the Virginia Wing Cadet Competition Team from Burke Composite Squadron for winning first place overall at the Mid-Atlantic Region Cadet Competition yesterday!

Congratulations to Captain David Disselkamp of Southside Composite Squadron for receiving CAP's Silver Medal of Valor