The Indiana Wing Civil Air PatrolIndiana Wing Civil Air Patrol (abbreviated INWG) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Indiana. Its headquarters is located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Indiana Wing involves 1,354 adult and youth volunteers organized into five group headquarters, a legislative squadron, and twenty-five total subordinate squadrons located throughout the state, including four School Enrichment Programs. Civil Air Patrol's 2nd largest cadet squadron, the Anderson Preparatory Academy Cadet Squadron (GLR-IN-803), is located in Anderson, Indiana."Anderson Preparatory Academy"

Missions Indiana Wing performs Civil Air Patrol's three key missions:Civil Air Patrol emergency services, which includes search and rescue (by air and ground) and disaster relief operations; aerospace education for youth and the general public; and cadet programs for teenage youth.

Indiana Wing supports Civil Air Patrol's Emergency Services missions by flying eight Civil Air Patrol aircraft, small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and operating twenty vehicles. The Wing operates 19 high-frequency (HF) stations, and 16 very high-frequency (VHF) repeaters and 177 VHF base and mobile radios."Indiana Wing Report 2022" Indiana Wing is involved in search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief.

Indiana Wing offers the CAP Cadet ProgramCivil Air Patrol Cadet Program in a number of communities across the state, and provides a free orientation flight program that flew 277 cadets in 2023. Of the 2023 flights, cadets were provided 348 powered orientation flights and 52 glider orientation flights.

Support for CAP's Aerospace Education mission includes outreach to schools, education for cadets, and participation in local aviation events.Americas Freedom Fest at Goshen Municipal Airport As part of CAP's Aerospace Education program teachers who join Civil Air Patrol as an "Aerospace Education Member" may receive a flight in CAP aircraft"CAP TOP Flight Program" as well as free national academic-standard aligned books, STEM kits, and award programs."CAP AEM Program" The AEM program has a one-time only fee with no requirement for meeting attendance and uniform wear—and is available for home schools. Additionally, Indiana Wing maintains a hot air balloon for aviation education and community outreach.

Organizational structure

Indiana Wing is organized into a wing headquarters unit, five group headquarters overseeing 25 squadrons, and a legislative squadron. In addition, the Anderson Preparatory Academy Cadet Squadron reports directly to the wing headquarters.

Four group headquarters are aligned with Indiana's Department of Homeland Security districtsIDHS District Map and have oversight for the squadrons within those districts. The fifth group headquarters oversees units within school districts.

Indiana Group I: IDHS Districts 1, 2, and 4 Indiana Group III: IDHS Districts 3 and 6. Indiana Group V: IDHS District V. Indiana Group XII: IDHS Districts 7, 8, 9, and 10. Indiana Group 800: Indiana Wing Schools Group

- Group Designation Squadron Name Location Notes XII IN-002 Monroe County Composite Squadron Bloomington I IN-036 Valparaiso Composite Squadron Valparaiso I IN-049 St Joe Valley Cadet Squadron Nappanee V IN-069 Col James H. Kasler Senior Squadron Greenwood I IN-084 Lafayette Composite Squadron West LafayetteIIN-085Ferrier Cadet SquadronCamden III IN-086 Grant County Cadet Flight Gas City V IN-123 Weir Cook Cadet Squadron Indianapolis International Airport XII IN-126 Falcon Composite Squadron New Albany I IN-144 La Porte Senior Squadron La Porte XII IN-181 181st Composite Squadron Terre Haute V IN-184 Shelbyville Composite Squadron Shelbyville V IN-193 Indianapolis Senior Squadron Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport III IN-201 Fort Wayne Composite Squadron Fort Wayne III IN-205 205th Composite Squadron Muncie V IN-206 Eagle Composite Squadron Carmel I IN-211 Lake County Cadet Squadron Lake Station XII IN-214 Bakalar Composite Squadron ColumbusXIIIN-216Patoka Valley Cadet Squadron Huntingburg XII IN-220 River City Cadet Squadron Evansville III IN-223 Anderson Composite Squadron Anderson V IN-228 Ft Benjamin Harrison Composite Squadron Greenfield V IN-802 Titan Cadet Squadron McKenzie Career Center School Enrichment Program Direct Report to Wing HQ IN-803 Anderson Preparatory Academy Cadet Squadron Anderson Preparatory Academy School Enrichment ProgramIIN-806John Adams High School Cadet SquadronSouth BendSchool Enrichment Program Direct Report to Wing HQ IN-999 Indiana Legislative Squadron Indianapolis General Assembly Members and their Staff

Past Wing Commanders

+ Commanders of the Indiana WingIndiana Wing Historical Records Commander's Name Period of Service Col Walker W. Winslow 1941–1949 Col Walter B. Smith 1949–1950 Col Merle L. Denney 1950–1952 Col Wayne W. Ricks 1952–1955 Lt Col Sumner M. Sadler 1955–1956 Col Stanley H. Arnolt 1956–1959 Col Donald H. Lessig 1959–1961 Col Cecil W. Armstrong 1961–1962 Col John W. Richards 1962–1964 Col M. Fred Wood 1964–1966 Col Kenneth Lebo 1966–1970 Col M. Fred Wood 1970–1972 Col James N. Mahle 1972–1977 Col Jack R. Hornbeck * 1977–1981 Col Edwin D. DesLauries 1981–1983 Col George W. Young 1983–1987 Col Peter C. Crasher 1987–1989 Col Paul Bergman ** 1989–1991 Col Joseph S. Gilkey II 1991–1992 Col Edward F. Mueller 1992–1995 Col Larry W. Landick 1995–1998 Col Glenn A. Kavich 1998–2002 Col Charles Greenwood 2002–2006 Lt Col John Bryan *** 2006–2007 Col W. Mark Reeves 2007–2010 Col Richard L. Griffith *** 2010–2013 Col Matthew R. Creed * 2013–2016 Col Philip Argenti 2016–2020 Col Robert W. Freese 2020–2023 Lt Col Aaron Angelini*** 2023–2024 Col Robert W. Freese (Interim) 2024 Col Jamie Griffith*** 2024–present *Went on to serve as Great Lakes Region Commander. **Went on to serve as Great Lakes Region Commander and National Commander in the grade of Brigadier General. ***Spaatz Award recipient.

Spaatz Award Recipients

The General Carl A. Spaatz Award is the highest award in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. The award honors General Carl A. Spaatz, who was the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and the second National Commander of Civil Air PatrolAir Patrol.

First awarded in 1964, only 0.5% of CAP cadets ever earn the Spaatz award. Indiana Wing ranks 18th among the 50 U.S. states in the number of Spaatz awards earned. Award recipients from Indiana include:

+ Spaatz Awardees of the Indiana Wing Award # Spaatz Recipient Award Date 24 David G. Ehrman 20-Sep-66 81 Bruce A. Newell 8-Jan-69 181 Michael K. Hayden 8-Sep-72 235 Christine O. McKannon 7-Sep-73 252 Melvin K. Hayden 26-Dec-73 253 Stephen G. Atkins 26-Dec-73 346 Gregory A. Moore 29-Aug-75 358 Michael D. Duke 3-Nov-75 441 Ronald F. Reimer Jr 14-Oct-77 497 Michael J. Caylor 4-Jan-79 498 George F. Williams 4-Jan-79 565 David M. Finkel 9-Feb-81 597 John M. Thackston 9-Mar-82 611 Michael T. Orr 14-Jun-82 612 David J. Amin 14-Jun-82 623 Peter J. Conte 12-Nov-82 665 John P. Moorman 30-Sep-83 679 Chris T. Conte 9-Jan-84 705 James L. Daniels 3-Aug-84 850 Patrick K. McLaughlin 8-Jun-87 852 Mathew M. Roush 11-Aug-87 972 Mark C. Rusk 12-Jan-90 1022 Thomas C. Judd 21-Aug-90 1061 Thomas A. Valentine Jr. 13-May-91 1068 Andrew D. King 24-Jun-91 1178 Michael J. Noffze 6-Jul-93 1196 Nora L. Stephenson 8-Dec-93 1199 David B. Dennis 24-Jan-94 1228 Richard L. Griffith* 24-Oct-94 1262 John F. Bryan* 31-Jul-95 1273 Charles A. Greene 29-Sep-95 1317 Christopher C. Curtis 19-Dec-96 1318 Kathy L. Hoverman 13-Dec-96 1329 Jamie L. Foote* 27-Aug-97 1338 Kelly L. Waelde 15-Aug-96 1365 Jason T. Attinger 28-Apr-98 1454 Noel R. Schutt 19-Mar-02 1470 Meaghan N. Patten 9-Aug-02 1488 David E. Bass 13-Feb-03 1507 Philip M. Foust 27-Jun-03 1646 Kate A. Whitacre 13-Jun-07 1708 Daniel A. Fowl 20-Aug-08 1724 Thomas A. Redfield 10-Jan-09 1849 John-Paul W. Franks 10-Jul-12 1865 Christopher Weinzapfel 9-Dec-12 1867 Elizabeth A. McClamrock 12-Jan-13 1874 Sierra D. Parsons 9-Mar-13 1957 Nathan C. Shinabarger 14-Jun-14 1964 Jason S. Reed 18-Jul-14 2050 Luke Grace 13-Jun-16 2253 Kamryn T. Schmidt 10-Aug-19 2354 Tom L. Huynh 27-Jun-21 2437 Brayden M. Schrock 29-Dec-22 2457 Miriam A. Carpenter 12-May-23 2506 Caitlin O'Brien 7-Jan-24 2510 Elisa C. Miller 27-Jan-24 2522 Priscilla M. Gatewood 19-Apr-24 2537 Richard F. Griffith 15-Jul-24 2540 Andrew Wolfe 30-Jul-24 2557 Caleb R. Johnson 27-Oct-242589Cameron B. Milleman9-Jun-252655Carson D. Tice27-Jul-262656Garrett D. Tice27-Jul-26* Subsequently, Indiana Wing commander.

Legal protection Under Indiana law, private employers whose businesses are within the borders of Indiana are forbidden from disciplining their employees who are members of the Indiana Wing, if those employees miss work in order to respond to an emergency as a part of Civil Air Patrol. Private employers are only exempted from this rule if they designate an employee as an "essential employee to the employer," and the state commander of the Indiana Wing must be notified.

The State of Indiana and all political subdivision of the state do not have a right to seek an exemption to giving Civil Air Patrol employees leave time by designating them an "essential employee to the employer." Rather, they are forbidden from penalizing any employee who takes leave from their work responsibilities to respond to a Civil Air Patrol mission.

All Indiana secondary school students, whether public or private, are entitled to leave from school to participate in Civil Air Patrol training and missions. Schools are forbidden by law from marking these students as absent or penalizing them in any way.

See also Indiana Air National Guard Indiana Guard Reserve Civil Air Patrol

References

External links

www.inwg.cap.gov official site