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FLORIDA -- The sky over north Okaloosa County in Florida's Panhandle was filled with soaring Aviators, Owls and even a Mustang or two as 17 students and 15 teachers from Antioch and Walker Elementary Schools’ and Shoal River Middle School made flights with pilots from Civil Air Patrol and the...

TEXAS -- A handful of El Paso organizations are banding together again this year to make sure that the veterans buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery aren't forgotten this holiday season. Through the Wreaths Across America campaign, Fort Bliss National Cemetery has gotten decked out in live holiday wreaths every...

FLORIDA -- Tilting a model World War II plane in his hands, Pat Anderson talks to aerospace engineering seniors about the technical aspects of flying and teaching a computer to think like a pilot. It can be a tough task since many of his students have not flown an airplane...

PENNSYLVANIA -- Sheffield Area Middle-High School gathered Monday in honor of Veterans Day 2012. A special assembly, including performances by the SAMHS Band and Choir, invited students to learn why the country celebrates Nov. 11 each year. The event included a Missing Man Ceremony performed by the Warren County Civil...

MINNESOTA -- A KSTP-TV film crew had a rare opportunity to fly with Minnesota’s 130th Composite Squadron of CAP on Sunday, while members performed a training exercise out of Airlake Airport in Lakeville. As an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, CAP saves an average of 80 lives per year....

NEW YORK -- Civil Air Patrol’s Dutchess County Cadet Squadron in Poughquag has kicked off its annual Wreaths Across America campaign to honor and remember the nation’s veterans during the Christmas holidays. The squadron will participate in Wreaths Across America’s annual wreath-laying ceremony to honor veterans at St. Denis Cemetery...

MICHIGAN -- At 87, retired Dr. Harlan Petersburg doesn’t hesitate to say he would re-enlist in the military if asked. The Brighton man’s devotion to the U.S. military began 70 years ago while a senior at Central High School in Minneapolis when his aviation science teacher gave him an opportunity...

SOUTH CAROLINA -- South Carolina Air National Guard jets are scheduled to conduct air defense exercises in the skies over Anderson, Florence and Greer today. Senior Master Sgt. Ed Snyder says the exercise involving jets from the 169th Fighter Wing are routine. The F-16s may be seen escorting a single-engine...

WASHINGTON -- On Saturday, about a dozen local Civil Air Patrol cadets from Bothell and surrounding areas conducted a practice air search-and-rescue training mission. CAP routinely conducts emergency services training missions for their adult volunteers. This time, however, the adults stepped aside and gave the cadets the opportunity to plan,...

HAWAII – Civil Air Patrol’s tsunami warning aircraft paid special attention to Kaa­awa and Kahana Bay late Saturday night because Civil Defense officials had told them the sirens in those areas were malfunctioning. Using loud speakers attached to their aircraft, pilots from CAP’s Hawaii Wing went aloft to warn residents...

WASHINGTON – The Northshore Composite Squadron in Bothell celebrated its 45th anniversary recently with a reunion party. Using the squadron’s Facebook page (plus word-of-mouth), Northshore was able to reach many squadron alumni – including the unit’s very first cadet commander, Jim Knisley. Learn more about the reunion party, which featured...

MICHIGAN -- Tom Evanoff of Fowlerville hasn't kept the glory of flying to himself. He’s sharing it with his sons Aaron, 17, and Danny, 14, who are now members of Civil Air Patrol’s Livingston Composite Squadron. The CAP cadets are regular passengers in his Cessna 172C, which flies out of...

MONTANA -- Students at Paradise and Plains schools were treated to a fun, yet educational presentation brought to them by members of the local chapter of the Civil Air Patrol Monday and Tuesday as they celebrated Red Ribbon Week. Cadets and officers from CAP's Montana Wing talked frankly with the students...

MINNESOTA -- The Worthington Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol has a lot to celebrate when it hosts its annual open house Tuesday night at the local airport. The squadron, which serves the five southwest Minnesota counties of Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Cottonwood and Murray, but has members from both Iowa...

OREGON -- A major two-day air and ground search for a deer hunter lost in the cold, snowy woods of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation ended in cheers, hugs and tears of happiness Wednesday when he was found – cold and hungry but otherwise alright, having melted snow for drinking...

ALASKA -- The 11th Air Force’s Rescue Coordination Center has called off the eight-day-long official search for missing pilot Brendan Mattingley, who has not been seen since taking off from Soldotna on an Oct. 13 flight to Palmer. Alaska National Guard spokesperson Maj. Guy Hayes says the decision was made...

NEW HAMPSHIRE -- The Blue Star Mothers of New Hampshire, sponsor of the program “Wreaths at Boscawen,” are asking for help in placing wreaths in Section 4 on Dec. 15 at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, starting at 10 a.m. The Balsam wreaths will be 12 inches in diameter and adorned...

LOUISIANA -- The cadets from Civil Air Patrol’s Central Louisiana Composite Squadron visited Gorgas Army Airfield to view the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, “Task Force Wings” helicopters recently during its field exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center near Fort Polk. During the visit, pilots and crew chiefs showed...

CALIFORNIA -- The Lightspeed Aviation Foundation revealed Civil Air Patrol is among the top 10 charity finalists that may receive grants to be awarded this year. The foundation, in its third year of partnering with the pilot community to identify worthy causes and to give pilots a voice in who...

MINNESOTA -- Civil Air Patrol crews conducting a training exercise in the Northland over the weekend did not turn up any signs of a plane and pilot that went missing in June. Crews decided to conduct their training on Saturday and Sunday in a way that would allow them to...

VIRGINIA -- The Air Force Association in Arlington announces the 16 recipients of the Civil Air Patrol Educator Grant, an education initiative funded by AFA and managed by the Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters. The CAP Educator Grants are each up to $250, and provided to teachers who are members...

NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Dayna Hylen of Conway is seeking students and adults interested in re-forming a Civil Air Patrol squadron in the Mount Washington Valley and he’s already come up with an approved name for the unit — the Wylie Apte Cadet Squadron, which pays tribute to the father and...

ALASKA – Wednesday’s improved weather is aiding continued search efforts for pilot Brendan Mattingley and his small plane, missing since Saturday on a flight from Soldotna to Palmer, according to Alaska National Guard officials. Mattingley was last seen Saturday, when he took off in his Piper PA-18 Super Cub on...

DELAWARE -- Historians and members of Civil Air Patrol gathered recently at the Rehoboth Beach Museum to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Coastal Patrol Base 2. The museum’s current exhibit, World War II: Rehoboth, features a case of historical items relating to the CAP at Rehoboth’s airport....

FLORIDA -- Citrus County’s Civil Air Patrol Flight 445 on Saturday officially took possession of a facility at 501 Southeast 7th Avenue in Crystal River as their new home in the city. The building was leased to CAP by the city of Crystal River, and members of the city council,...