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Members of Civil Air Patrol’s Virginia Wing responded to support the Virginia Department of Emergency Management in locating an overdue aircraft early Tuesday morning. 

Knight Composite Squadron held a cadet change of command ceremony, changing leadership from Cadet Capt. Hoffman to Cadet Capt. Vatsavayi.

Leesburg Cadets attend Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol's annual state legislative day, meeting with legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate.

Civil Air Patrol members across Virginia Wing participated in the Virginia State Legislative Day, visiting the state capitol, meeting delegates, and being introduced on both the house and senate floor.

Leesburg Composite Squadron holds a Cadet Change of Command from Cadet Maj. Ty Nicholsen to Cadet Capt. Alec Garcia.

Burke Composite Squadron had a special guest, Korean War Veteran Colonel Warren Wiedhahn, United States Marine Corps, presented the Billy Mitchell award to Cadet Second Lieutenant Yacov Schwartz.

Cadet Colonel Kavin Ram, of Fairfax County, Virginia, and member of the Virginia Wing’s William P. Knight Composite Squadron has achieved the highest award of Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program - the General Carl A. Spaatz award.

December 12th, 2022 – The Virginia Wing headquarters saw a flurry of activity this past weekend as Civil Air Patrol members from across the state arrived on Friday, December 9th for a weekend long Incident Command System (ICS) 300 course.

WINCHESTER, Va. (December 13, 2022) – Cadet Technical Sergeant Matthew Simpson, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, and a member of Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) Winchester Composite Squadron, flew his solo flight last week at Winchester Regional Airport.

Winchester, VA (Dec 9, 2022) – Civil Air Patrol’s Winchester Composite Squadron is leading the National Wreaths Across America (WAA) Day this year at the Winchester National Cemetery on December 17.