North_Carolina_Wing_Civil_Air_Patrol Knowpia

North Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
	United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander	Col Edward Angelovich
Vice Commander	Lt Col Brendan Kearns
Chief of Staff	Lt Col Richard Tedesco
Command NCO	SMSgt Chris Kehrer
Current statistics
Squadrons	30 Squadrons and 4 Flights
Cadets	1249
Seniors	1012
Total Membership	2261
Website	ncwg.cap.gov
	Statistics as of February 13, 2020
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The North Carolina Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina. It serves to administer the operation of the volunteers within the state to accomplish the three congressionally mandated missions of the organization: 1) Emergency Services, 2) Cadet Programs, and 3) Aerospace Education.

History edit

The North Carolina Wing was created on December 9, 1941, by Governor J. Melville Broughton, and the Wing held its first meeting on December 30 of that year. By the end of January 1942, the wing had approximately 350 members and over one hundred aircraft. During World War II, the North Carolina Wing was responsible for assisting in fighting a forest fire, dropping paper bombs to simulate air raids, conducting evaluation flights during blackout drills, and spotting U-boats off the North Carolina shore.^[1]

In May 2020, members of the North Carolina Wing were activated to support North Carolina's response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. North Carolina Wing members staffed two North Carolina Department of Emergency Management field warehouses, providing logistics and administrative support. Members also conducted transport missions in support of the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management. By 6 May 2020, North Carolina Wing members had conducted over 500 transport missions, totaling over 40,000 miles of intrastate travel.^[2] In March 2021, members of North Carolina Wing provided support at vaccine points of distribution.^[3]

Squadrons in North Carolina Wing edit

The North Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol Headquarters.

A medical team from the 440th Airlift Wing Medical Squadron responds to a North Carolina CAP cadet playing a head trauma victim during a mass casualty exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

Captain Hoyer, 440th Airlift Wing Medical Squadron, offers some acting advice to 15 year old Civil Air Patrol Cadet Candra Wilson during a mass casualty exercise.

The 440th Airlift Wing Medical Squadron removes a North Carolina CAP cadet playing a crash victim from a bus during a mass casualty exercise.

Senior Airman Lisa Sam, a medical technician with the 440th Airlift Wing Medical Squadron applies paint to the face of Aaron Schaak, a North Carolina CAP cadet, before a Mass Casualty exercise.

North Carolina Wing has thirty composite, senior, or cadet squadrons as well as four senior flights chartered in the state and assigned to one of six groups. There are also three non-standard squadrons (000, 001, and 999) under North Carolina Wing Headquarters.

Unit Name	Charter Number	Location
NCWG headquarters	MAR-NC-001	Burlington
Legislative Senior Squadron	MAR-NC-999	Willow Spring, NC
Inactive Members	MAR-NC-000	No specific location
Group 1 Headquarters	MAR-NC-011	Boone
Asheville Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-019	Asheville
Gastonia Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-024	Gastonia
Shelby Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-050	Shelby
Hickory Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-124	Hickory
Boone Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-153	Boone
Group 2 Headquarters	MAR-NC-002	Cary, NC
Burlington Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-022	Burlington
Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-048	Raleigh
Randolph Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-107	Asheboro
Franklin County Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-145	Louisburg
Orange County Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-150	Hillsborough
Apex Cadet Squadron	MAR-NC-301	Cary
Group 3 Headquarters	MAR-NC-003	Greenville
Tar River Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-057	Elm City
Pitt-Greenville Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-079	Greenville
Goldsboro Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-126	Seymour Johnson AFB
Cunningham Field Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-160	MCAS Cherry Point
Halifax Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-169	Roanoke Rapids
Elizabeth City Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-305	Elizabeth City
Group 4 Headquarters	MAR-NC-004	Indian Trail
Guilford Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-307	Greensboro
Winston-Salem Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-082	Winston-Salem
111th SAR Cadet Squadron	MAR-NC-111	Charlotte
Charlotte Senior Squadron	MAR-NC-121	Concord
South Piedmont Senior Squadron	MAR-NC-137	Indian Trail
Iredell Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-162	Statesville
Union County Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-300	Waxhaw
Group 5 Headquarters	MAR-NC-005	Fayetteville
Fayetteville Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-007	Pope AFB
Cape Fear Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-023	Wilmington
Johnston County Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-143	Smithfield
Brunswick County Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-170	Oak Island
Sandhills Senior Squadron	MAR-NC-171	Fayetteville
Sugar Valley Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-052	Farmington
Dan River Composite Squadron	MAR-NC-070	Stoneville

North Carolina Wing Aircraft edit

North Carolina Wing has ten aircraft based in the state. They are kept in a state of readiness to respond to emergency services missions and are positioned based on need and availability of pilots. Major aircraft maintenance is performed centrally at Sanford Airport (TTA) while minor maintenance and repairs are performed at basing locations as required. Aircraft are also used to provide orientation flights to cadets and develop proficiency and training of CAP pilots.

Aircraft Type	N-number	CAP call sign	Regular Basing
Cessna C172S	N916CP	CAP3202	Southport(SUT)/Fayetteville(FAY)
Cessna C172P	N9841L	CAP3203	Halifax(IXA)/Pitt-Greenville(PGV)
Cessna C172P	N99162	CAP3204	Southport(SUT)
Cessna C172P	N99832	CAP3205	Concord(JQF)
Cessna C172P	N99885	CAP3207	Concord(JQF)
Cessna C182T (G1000)	N716CP	CAP3208	Burlington(BUY)
Cessna C182T (G1000)	N963CP	CAP3209	Raleigh-Durham(RDU)
Cessna C172R	N991CP	CAP3210	Asheville(AVL)
Cessna C182R	N9930E	CAP3230	Triangle North Executive (KLHZ)
Cessna C182T (G1000)	N727CP	CAP3212	Asheville(AVL)

References edit

^ Blazich, Frank A. (2012). "North Carolina's Flying Volunteers: The Civil Air Patrol in World War II, 1941-1944". The North Carolina Historical Review. 89 (4): 399–442. JSTOR 23523994.
^ "NC Civil Air Patrol drives 40,000 miles in COVID-19 mission". The Courier-Tribune. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ "Civil Air Patrol completes full year of COVID-19 support". United States Air Force. 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.