Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol

Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol
Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol
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The Massachusetts Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary
Associated Branches
United States Air Force
Executive Staff
Commander Col William Meskill, CAP
Vice Commander Lt Col Everett Hume, CAP
Current Statistics
Squadrons 17
Cadets 361
Seniors 472
Total Membership -/+850
Statistics as of 21 November 2011[1]
v · Civil Air Patrol in the state of Massachusetts. Its headquarters is located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. MA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, who reports to CAP National Headquarters.


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Emergency services

Training for all Emergency Services functions is based on the Incident Command System. The most basic qualifications require certification in the ICS-100 course available online.

Members of the wing assisted in the search for John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane crash site. More recently, a few Massachusetts Wing members aided with Incident Command at the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster.

Aerospace Education

Aerospace Education includes Orientation Flights for Cadets under 18 and a display competition which is judged at the annual Conference.

Cadet Program

The Cadet Program culminates each summer in an encampment. In recent years, encampments have been held at Fort Devens US Army Base in Ayer, MA. Previously they were held at Camp Edwards at the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. Massachusetts Wing has credit for 17 Spaatz earning Cadets

Squadrons

At one time, Massachusetts Wing oversaw approximately 25 primary subordinate squadrons under 4 groups located throughout the state, however the groups were eliminated when the number of squadrons dwindled below the 20 required to justify their existence. To date there are currently 15 Active Squadrons in the Massachusetts Wing.

104th Composite Squadron MA-026

Beverly Composite Squadron MA-019

Boston Cadet Squadron MA-002

Brockton Composite Squadron MA-006

Camp Curtis Guild Composite Squadron MA-072

Coastal Patrol Base 18 Cape Cod Composite Squadron MA-044

Essex County Composite Squadron MA-070

Franklin County Composite Squadron MA-013

Goddard Cadet Squadron MA-007

Hanscom Composite Squadron MA-043

Lt Col. Frank Pocher Minute Man Squadron MA-059

Mount Wachusett Senior Squadron MA-075

Pilgrim Composite Squadron MA-071

Westover Composite Squadron MA-015

Worcester Cadet Squadron MA-022

References

  1. ^ "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol. http://www.capnhq.gov. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 

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