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Throughout this year, CAP members have truly learned what it means overcome adversity.

Frauke Elber of the Tidewater Soaring Society (TSS) was a guest lecturer for the Newport News Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) Virginia Wing on October 20^th.

Change of Command

The decision was made to hold a private ceremony on Friday, December 18^th that will be viewed by the public on facebook.com/winchestervacap.

Madison Heights resident George “Rusty” Nichols, 90, received a long-overdue honor on Thursday – a replica of the the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in December 2014 in recognition of the organization’s volunteer service during World War II.

For the first time since the Apollo era in the early 1970’s, America is preparing to land a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

Commanders from across the wing met to set goals for FY21 training and discussed how to improve our programs.

Tucked away in Huntsville, Ala., two Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets of Prince William Composite Squadron in Manassas, Va., had the opportunity to advance their aerospace education and attend the Advanced Space Academy, one of the many camps run by Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

The Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) successfully located an aircraft with an active Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) at the Manassas Regional Airport in VA after being tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC).

Over the weekend, nine Virginia Wing members from five different units came together to continue supporting food warehouse operations for Prince William County.