Nebraska Wing Civil Air Patrol
Nebraska Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander Col Dale Wuster
Vice Commander Lt Col Robert Whelan Jr
Chief of Staff Lt Col Jay Sliwinski
Command NCO MSgt Christopher M Kenny
Current statistics
Squadrons14
Cadets142
Seniors204
Total Membership346
Websitenewg.cap.gov
Statistics as of Feb. 2023

The Nebraska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Nebraska. Nebraska Wing headquarters are located in North Platte, Nebraska.[1] The Nebraska Wing consists of over 300 cadet and adult members at over 9 locations across the state of Nebraska.[2]

Mission

The Nebraska Wing performs the three missions of Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.[3]

Emergency services

Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services to those in distress. This includes executing federal inland search-and-rescue missions directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. Civil Air Patrol assets are also available to state and local Emergency Management and Public Safety agencies for search and rescue operations, aerial photography missions, contingency tactical communications, and emergency transport of humanitarian supplies, blood, tissue, or organs.[4]

Cadet programs

Civil Air Patrol offers a cadet program for youth aged 12 to 21, which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.[5] The cadet program includes an opportunity for cadets to solo fly an airplane through a flight encampment or academy.[6]

Aerospace education

Civil Air Patrol provides aerospace education to CAP members and the general public. For CAP members, this includes graded courses covering flight physics, dynamics, history, and application. Civil Air Patrol helps schoolteachers integrate aviation and aerospace into the classroom through outreach programs, including the External Aerospace Education program, by providing seminars, course materials and through sponsorship of the National Congress on Aviation and Space Education.[4]

Organization

Commander Darrell Nelson from the Nebraska Wing Civil Air Patrol and Congressman Brad Ashford.
Civil Air Patrol pilot Tom Pflug checks his flight log as CAP photographer Erich Deitenbeck discusses the days photo opportunities with FEMA's Natasha Wilkins.
Squadrons of the Nebraska Wing[7]
Designation Squadron Name Location Notes
NCR-NE-001 Nebraska Wing Headquarters North Platte
NCR-NE-002 General Curtis Lemay Offutt Composite Squadron Offutt AFB
NCR-NE-004 Columbus Composite Squadron Columbus
NCR-NE-010 Fremont Cadet Squadron Fremont
NCR-NE-019 Omaha Composite Squadron Omaha
NCR-NE-056 Pine Ridge Composite Flight Chadron
NCR-NE-058 155th Composite Squadron Lincoln
NCR-NE-068 Capital City Senior Flight Lincoln
NCR-NE-073 Sandhills Composite Flight Valentine
NCR-NE-089 99th Pursuit Composite Squadron Omaha
NCR-NE-093 Lee Bird Composite Squadron North Platte
NCR-NE-094 Tri-Cities Composite Squadron Grand Island
NCR-NE-800 Burke High School Flight Omaha
NCR-NE-999 Nebraska State Legislative Squadron Lincoln

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska Wing Home Page". Nebraska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "2021 Wing Reports". Civil Air Patrol Newsroom. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Civil Air Patrol". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Our Missions". Nebraska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cadet Programs". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Youth Program". Nebraska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Civil Air Patrol Unit Directory" (PDF). Gocivilairpatrol.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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