Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters has awarded three members of South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP), disaster relief ribbons for their efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Members of three South Dakota Wing squadrons along I-29, and wing staff members at multiple operating locations, met on the air for a communications exercise Saturday, December 11.
Former South Dakota Wing Commander Col. David Small Jr., of Piedmont, died December 2 after hospitalization in Utah.
Sioux Falls Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, was presented with a $3,000 check from the Twisted Nightmare Haunted House on December 2nd, 2021.
Civil Air Patrol North Central Region Commander Col. John O’Neill has named Lt. Col. Michael Marek to be the next state commander of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in South Dakota. Marek succeeds Col. Nick Gengler.
Air Force Major Daniel Vaughan (retired), joined Pierre Composite Squadron on Nov 2 via Microsoft teams. He talked about his career and how the military allowed him to raise his family. Daniel Vaughan is the son of CAP Major Lee Vaughan and brother of CAP Captain Ruth Carley.
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, has completed its annual inventory of all CAP property, with no discrepancies. The survey audit is performed each year to ensure that property supplied by federal and state funds is accounted for and managed wisely.
South Dakota Wing conducted twin east and west river SAREXs on Saturday, November 6. The west river exercise was based at wing headquarters at Rapid City Regional Airport. The east river exercise was at Sioux Falls Composite Squadron headquarters. The two events were coordinated but were separate exercises.
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, today commemorates its eighth decade of STEM Education on National STEM-STEAM Day.
South Dakota Wing of Civil Air Patrol will mission training at East River and West River locations Saturday, Nov. 6. Members participating in the twin exercises will train in the Sioux Falls area and the Black Hills National Forest.
