On Tuesday afternoon, the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol responded to requests from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and Department of Transportation (VDOT) to conduct aerial survey flights of the roads between Richmond and Quantico.
A local team of cadets from Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) Winchester Composite Squadron are gearing up to put their cybersecurity skills to the test in CyberPatriot XIV—the fourteenth season of the Air Force Association’s National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.
All units in Civil Air Patrol's Virginia Wing earned the 2021 Squadron Aerospace Education (AE) Achievement Award.
Congratulations to the cadets who earned milestone awards and the seniors who promoted or earned a Professional Level award in the month of September.
In 2021, many Virginia Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets and senior members received uniforms that are direct connections to the courage, professionalism, and service of United States Air Force personnel.
Congratulations to the 8 squadrons from Virginia Wing that participated in the High Altitude Balloon Challenge.
FEMA requested Civil Air Patrol’s assistance in a crowdsourcing role to view images of the area and provide preliminary damage assessments in response to Hurricane Ida that hit Louisiana.
Congratulations to these members of Virginia Wing who were recognized by Maj Gen Smith for their service with National Headquarters.
Cadet Colonel Kathryn Homa, a member of the Virginia Wing’s Leesburg Composite Squadron, has earned the highest achievement a Civil Air Patrol cadet can attain, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award. Only one-half a percent of all cadets in the CAP’s program earn this honor.
