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.
Happy 81st birthday, Civil Air Patrol and Virginia Wing! CAP was chartered on this day in 1941.
Civil Air Patrol manned aircraft and small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) participated in an Air Combat Command 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!
