Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol

Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Alaska. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in Elmendorf Air Force Base.[1] Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at 16 locations across the state of Alaska.[2]

Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol
Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander Col Derk A. MacPherson
Vice Commander Lt Col Brian H. Porter
Chief of Staff Lt Col Stephen Sammons
Current statistics
Squadrons16
Cadets262
Seniors522
Total Membership784
Websiteakwg.cap.gov
Statistics as of 2023

Mission

Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education.[3]

Emergency services

Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, including: search and rescue missions; disaster relief, including providing air and ground transportation of emergency supplies and disaster relief officials to disaster areas; humanitarian services, including the transport of blood and human tissue; Air Force support; and counter-drug operations.[3]

Cadet programs

Cadets aged 12 to 21 may participate in a 16-step cadet program which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.[3]

Aerospace education

CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public; internal training is provided to cadets and senior members through the CAP program, while education is provided to the general public through workshops conducted through the education system.[3]

Organization

Alaska Wing is divided into sixteen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at Elmendorf Air Force Base.[4]

Lt. Col. Stuart Goering, Alaska Civil Air Patrol Wing, prepares an external hard drive for the ARCHER system before a May 15 Alaska Shield/Northern Edge mission mapping the Alaskan Pipeline.
Mark Biron, Civil Air Patrol 71st Composite Squadron member, pilots a CAP Cessna 172 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
Squadrons of the Alaska Wing[4]
Designation Squadron Name Location Notes
AK001 Alaska Wing Headquarters Squadron Elmendorf Air Force Base
AK009 Ninth Composite Squadron Fairbanks
AK010 Homer Flight Homer Closed
AK011 Kenai Composite Squadron Kenai
AK015 Anchorage Polaris Composite Squadron Anchorage
AK017 17th Composite Squadron Elmendorf Air Force Base
AK022 Juneau Southeast Composite Squadron Juneau
AK025 Seward Cadet Flight Seward Closed
AK027 Delta Force Cadet Squadron Delta Junction
AK065 Baranof Composite Squadron Sitka Closed
AK066 Bethel Composite Squadron Bethel Changed to Bethel Flight
AK068 Bristol Bay Flight King Salmon
AK071 Eielson 71st Composite Squadron Eielson Air Force Base
AK072 Valdez Composite Squadron Valdez
AK073 Mat-Su Composite Squadron Wasilla Closed
AK076 Birchwood Composite Squadron Chugiak
AK085 Tok Composite Squadron Tok
AK087 Kodiak Island Composite Squadron Kodiak
AK091 Gateway Composite Squadron Ketchikan
AK092 Yukon Composite Squadron Galena Closed
AK093 Lake Hood Cadet Squadron Anchorage
AK099 Alaska State Legislative Squadron Elmendorf Air Force Base

See also

References
  1. "Contact". Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. "2014 Statistics" (PDF). Capmembers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. "Missions". Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. "Unit Listing". Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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