Delaware Wing - Civil Air Patrol

As of tomorrow, the online modules associated with TLC Basic & TLC Intermediate will be located in Absorb. The transition will take place between 7:30 AM & 5 PM CT on Tuesday September 10. Please avoid completing TLC Online Modules during this time, or your progress may be lost.

For any members in the middle of completing the course, credit for completed modules will transfer over to Absorb if you have completed both the video & the quiz for the module. If both portions are not complete your progress will not be transferred and will be lost.

Any credit appearing in your Training Record will not be affected.

For mor information visit: GoCivilAirPatrol.com/TLC

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Happy 75th Birthday Dover Air Force Base's own 512th Airlift Wing!

Congratulations Cadet Col Evan Lightfoot for completing the requirements for his Spaatz Award today. C/Col Lightfoot is just the 38th cadet in the Delaware Wing to be awarded Civil Air Patrols highest cadet achievement.

🎉 Congratulations to Cadet Evan Lightfoot of the Delaware Air National Guard Cadet Squadron! 🎉

Cadet Lightfoot has achieved the highest honor in Civil Air Patrol by earning the prestigious Spaatz Award, becoming a Cadet Colonel. ✈️ The Spaatz Award is awarded to less than 0.5% of all Civil Air Patrol cadets and represents excellence in leadership, character, fitness, and aerospace education. Named after General Carl A. Spaatz, the first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, this award is the pinnacle of cadet achievement.

Since joining the program in September 2019, Cadet Lightfoot has made a tremendous impact. He served as Cadet Commander of the DANG Cadet Squadron and will lead the 2024 Winter Tri-Wing Encampment. He was also named the Delaware Wing's Cadet of the Year at the Wing Conference. 🌟

In addition to these achievements, Cadet Lightfoot recently earned his Private Pilot's License through the Cadet Wings Program! 🛩️

Join us in celebrating Cadet Colonel Lightfoot's incredible accomplishments and bright future ahead!

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A new edition of CAPP 60-34, Drill & Ceremonies Practical Tests, will replace the 2019 version on 3 September 2024. It’s available online now—check out the updates and prepare for the transition.

https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/cadets/cadetblog/2024/08/13/cadet-drill-test-pamphlet-update

Happy National Aviation Day, fellow aviators and air crew members!

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Congratulations Major General Aye and Brigadier General Bailey as they assume command of Civil Air Patrol. Major General Phelka, thank you for your leadership over the past four years.

Aye Assumes CAP Command Maj. Gen. Regena Aye assumed command of Civil Air Patrol on Aug. 17 in a time-honored ceremony steeped in military tradition. Aye became CAP’s national commander and CEO during the organization’s National Conference at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. More than 800 CAP members gathered in ...

Congratulations to Lt Col Nixon and all who supported Operation Pulse Lift!

* Operation Pulse Lift *, the Civil Air Patrol’s blood collection and transport mission, has been recognized with the 2024 Air Force Northern Command (AFNORTH) Commander’s Award.

Our very own New Castle Senior Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Jean-Marie Nixon, accepted the Meritorious Service Award from USAF Brig. Gen. Daniel C. Clayton, First Air Force (AFNORTH) deputy commander at the Civil Air Patrol 2024 National Conference.

Operation Pulse Lift engaged more than 800 Civil Air Patrol volunteers nation-wide last year, and has has been credited with potentially saving as many as 36,000 lives.

BRAVO ZULU to all involved in this incredible operation.

Speaking of which, if you'd like to support the upcoming Regional Blood Drive Event on August 31st, please see details in the comments below!

Sometimes its a small world in Civil Air Patrol. At this years Civil Air Patrol National Conference in San Antonio, Lt Col Monica Richardson, from Texas Wing introduced herself to Delaware Wing Commander Colonel Robert Hotchkiss, CAP. A fifty year CAP member, Lt Col Richardson first joined Civil Air Patrol in 1962 with the New Castle Squadron in Delaware Wing. LIke many Civil Air Patrol members, all of her siblings were also members of Delaware Wing - Civil Air Patrol from the 1950's to the 1970's. She continued to serve CAP in the Virginia and Texas Wings while also serving as a nurse in the US Air Force.

Delaware Wing's Lierenz: 'I Want to Continue to Make an Impact' Always ready, always vigilant, always there for cadets and adult members of the Delaware Wing, Lt. Col. John Lierenz knows first-hand the impact Civil Air Patrol has on everyone it touches.Lierenz, a second-generation cadet whose father flew for CAP in the 1950s and 1960s, was 14 when he joined in N...

Everyone in the coastal areas should be careful this weekend.

Congratulations to the members of Delaware Wing and especially the Wing and Squadron Aerospace Education teams. Delaware Wing - Civil Air Patrol was recognized with the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Region, Civil Air Patrol Mission Award at the 2024 Civil Air Patrol National Conference in San Antonio Texas.

Congratulations Cadet Lt Col Evan Lightfoot on his achieving his private pilots certificate today. Cadet Lightfoot is the 2nd Delaware Wing cadet to receive their license through the Cadet Wings Program.
Cadet Wings is a merit-based program for cadets pursuing a Private Pilot Certificate (PPC). Cadets complete their training at a local flight school (sometimes referred to as "FBO") or with CAP flight instructors using our CAP Cessna 172 aircraft. Funding for this program comes from the United States Air Force and other funding partners such as the Ray Foundation with the goal of developing tomorrow's aerospace leaders.

New Pilot Alert! - Cadet Lt Col Evan Lightfoot of DANG Cadet Squadron, Delaware Wing passed his PPL Checkride today! Now officially a private pilot. Lightfoot was the second cadet from the Wing (And from DANG Squadron) to go through the Cadet Wings Program and the first one from Delaware to complete his checkride in a CAP aircraft!. Civil Air Patrol

Previously he had the distinction of soloing on his 16th birthday last year. Among his accomplishments he served as Cadet Commander of DANG Squadron, and attended the Glider Academy in the past where he got his first Solo Pilot badge.

Happy Sunday evening! Tomorrow is Monday, August 12th, and do you know what that means? It's DE-022 squadron meeting time @ 1900L!

Please plan to attend as there will be important flight safety related information presented for all pilots and aircrew. Check your email for details!

Are you a follower of our FB page and interested in joining the very active New Castle Senior Squadron? Please visit https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/join/active-adult-in-cap/active-adult to learn more!

DANG Cadet Squadron, Civil Air Patrol - Delaware and the American Red Cross are teaming up for a crucial blood drive, and we need YOU to join us in our mission to save lives!

🗓️ Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
🕘 Time: 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
📍 Location: Atterbury VFW
649 Churchmans Rd, Newark, DE 19702

Why donate? Every 2 to 3 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and most of us will need it in our lifetime. Your donation can make all the difference for patients in our community.

Click here to schedule your appointment and be a hero: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?dt=WB:PL:DR:PM&ed=08%2F31%2F2024&order=DATE&range=10&sd=08%2F31%2F2024&zipSponsor=CAP

Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross and helping to ensure that blood is available for those in need. See you there! ❤️🩸

Find the best spot to watch Tuesday’s launch! 🚀

Here are some of the best public spots on the Atlantic coast. 👇

Congratulations Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Father Reutemann!

Congratulations to the CAP Leadership Aye Team.

'The Aye Team': Next Commander Announces Senior Appointments Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol’s incoming national commander/CEO, announces five appointments to her senior staff:

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Hurricane Update.

Hurricane Update: A tropical wave is producing showers and thunderstorms near Cuba and the Caribbean Sea and a tropical depression could form this weekend. Heavy rains could cause flash flooding. Formation chance is high at 90 percent. hurricanes.gov PrepareDE.org

Thank you to our Total Force Partner the 166th Airlift Wing for supporting the 2024 Tri-Wing Encampment. For CAP cadets, having a military orientation flight is the highlight of their encampment experience. This summer, the 166th AW has provided these flight to both the Tri-Wing Encampment and the National Capitol Wing Encampments.

On 21 July 1942 in the late afternoon, two pilots from the Civil Air Patrol Coastal Base # 2 in Rehoboth Beach were on a routine patrol when they had an engine failure. Upon crashing into rough seas, the observer Lt Charles Shelfus was thrown from the plane and his body was never recovered. The pilot, Henry Cross, suffered a broken back but still alive. Within an hour, Coastal Base # 2 Commander Major Hugh Sharp and Lt Eddie Edwards arrived on the scene in the Sikorsky Amphibian S-39. The first water landing failed, but the second was successful in 8-10 ft swells and they were able to get Cross on board. Upon landing one of the pontoons had cracked and was taking on water and the plane started to list, making it impossible to take-off. To balance the plane, Lt. Edwards crawled out on the framing of the airplane and sat there for eleven hours while Sharp taxied the plane back to Chincoteague, Virginia. The arrived at 11:45 that night with the assistance of a tow from the USCG. All three men survived the ordeal and Cross recovered, but wouldn't be able to fly again. Sharp and Edwards were awarded the Air Medal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for their heroic actions.
The Sikorsky S-39B pictured is the plane that Edwards and Sharp flew for their rescue mission. It now resides at the New England Air Museum.

Two weeks to go until ABSORB launch!

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Congratulations Brigadier General (sel) Bailey.

Bailey, National Executive Officer, Named Next National Vice Commander Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol’s next national commander/CEO, has named Col. R. Jason Bailey — CAP’s national executive officer the past three years — as the next national vice commander.“Col. Bailey has excelled in various leadership roles in Civil Air Patrol, including North Car...