Command

SD Wing Commander

Col. Kevin Pegelow joined Civil Air Patrol in 1992, progressed through the cadet program, and is a proud graduate of the Wisconsin Cadet Academy. He received the Carl A. Spaatz award in 1997 (#1362) and served in Wisconsin wing in a number of squadron officer roles including leadership, emergency services, and operations as well as deputy commander for cadets until 2006. 

After moving to South Dakota in 2021, he rejoined Civil Air Patrol after a 15-year break and progressed rapidly through senior member levels of CAP training, as well as pursuing a variety of specialty tracks.

He received the Gill Rob Wilson Award (#4220) in Sept 2023 and holds a master rating in cadet programs, senior ratings in emergency services, safety, command, finance, professional development, personnel, and administration and technician ratings in aerospace education and communications. 

In South Dakota, Pegelow has served as squadron deputy commander for cadets, deputy commander, wing director of finance, assistant wing chief of staff, and wing deputy commander. As an avid believer in the incredible benefits of the cadet program, he has attended 12 encampments, and two years at National Blue Beret. In 2024 he attended the National Emergency Services Academy for incident commander.

Pegelow is a retired plant manager and safety director for a Midwest precast concrete company. He and his wife, Ella, live near Hermosa. He enjoys shooting sports and spending time with his two bull mastiff dogs.