The West Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of West Virginia. West Virginia Wing headquarters are located in Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia Wing consists of over 600 cadet and adult members at 14 locations across the state of West Virginia.
Mission The Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for CAP members and the general public.
Emergency services The Civil Air Patrol performs emergency services missions, including search and rescue missions directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Other missions include providing disaster relief, through offering ground and air transport of and an extensive communications network, and the transport of medically time-sensitive materials. The Civil Air Patrol provides Air Force support through the conducting of light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol may also assist in counter-drug missions.
Cadet programs The Civil Air Patrol runs a cadet program for youth aged 12 to 21. The program allows cadets to progress at their own pace through a 16-step program including aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.
Aerospace education The Civil Air Patrol teaches aerospace education to both CAP members and the general public. Teaching includes the providing of training to the members of the CAP, and offering workshops for youth throughout the nation through schools and public aviation events.
Organization
+ Squadrons of the West Virginia Wing Designation Squadron Name LocationNotesWV-000West Virginia Wing HQ SquadronCharlestonWV-099Beckley Composite SquadronBeaverWV-030Boone Composite SquadronDanvilleWV-016Calhoun Composite SquadronGrantsvilleWV-013Charleston Composite SquadronCharlestonWV-038Clarksburg Composite SquadronBridgeportWV-033Elkins Composite SquadronElkinsWV-100Greenbrier Composite SquadronLewisburgWV-020Martinsburg Composite SquadronMartinsburgWV-093Mercer Composite SquadronBluefieldWV-113Mid-Valley Composite SquadronOnaWV-060Morgantown Composite SquadronMorgantownWV-040Parkersburg Composite SquadronParkersburgWV-114Potomac Highlands Composite SquadronPetersburgWV-049Wheeling Composite SquadronWheeling
See also Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol West Virginia Air National Guard
References
External links
West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol official website