Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol

Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol (AZWG) is one of 52 wings (50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.) in Civil Air Patrol (the official United States Air Force Auxiliary). Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, there are 20 squadrons listed on the AZWG website.[1]

Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol
Arizona Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander Col Robert C. Pinckard
Vice Commander Lt Col Attila Szokol
Chief of Staff Maj Jerad Hoff
Current statistics
Squadrons19
Cadets581
Seniors690
Total Membership1271
Websiteazwg.cap.gov
Statistics as of 07 Mar 2020

Mission

Arizona 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.[2]

In March 2021, as a part of Civil Air Patrol's response in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, members of Arizona Wing provided support at a vaccine point of distribution.[3]

Organization
Civil Air Patrol members participate in a massive training exercises called Angel Thunder in Arizona.
Squadrons of Arizona Wing[4]
Group Designation Squadron Name Location Notes
Southern Arizona AZ046 Cochise Composite Squadron 107 Fort Huachuca
AZ106 Neotoma Composite Squadron 109 Marana
AZ334 Davis-Monthan Composite Squadron 334 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base East Tucson Cadet Squadron and Tucson Composite Squadron merged to form the new Davis-Monthan Composite Squadron.
AZ048 William Rogers Memorial Squadron 104 Tucson
Northern Arizona AZ227 Cottonwood Cadet Squadron 212 Cottonwood
AZ029 Codetalker Bahe Ketchum Composite Squadron 211 Shonto
AZ0226 Show Low Comoposite Squadron 210 Show Low
AZ056 Dan Kenney Composite Squadron 201 Flagstaff
AZ102 Payson Composite Squadron 209 Payson
AZ083 Prescott Composite Squadron 206 Prescott
AZ107 Verde Valley Composite Squadron 205 Sedona
East Phoenix Metro AZ064 Falcon Composite Squadron 305 Mesa
AZ113 Paradise Valley Cadet Squadron 310 Scottsdale
AZ075 Scottsdale Senior Squadron 314 Scottsdale
AZ226 Show Low Composite Squadron 210 Concho
AZ022 Sky Harbor Composite Squadron 301 Phoenix
AZ036 Willie Composite Squadron 304 Mesa
West Phoenix Metro AZ013 Deer Valley Composite Squadron 302 Phoenix
AZ388 Glendale Composite Squadron 388 Glendale
AZ112 London Bridge Composite Squadron 501 Lake Havasu City
AZ231 Mohave Valley Composite Squadron 231 Mohave Valley
AZ021 Yuma Composite Squadron 508 Yuma

See also

References
  1. "Arizona Wing Squadrons". Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. "Missions". Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. "Civil Air Patrol completes full year of COVID-19 support". United States Air Force. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. "Arizona Wing Units". Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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