Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Alaska. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson. Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at 16 locations across the state of Alaska.
Mission Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education.
Emergency services Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, including: search and rescue missions; disaster relief, including providing air and ground transportation of emergency supplies and disaster relief officials to disaster areas; humanitarian services, including the transport of blood and human tissue; Air Force support; and counter-drug operations.
Cadet programs Cadets aged 12 to 21 may participate in a 16-step cadet program which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.
Aerospace education CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public; internal training is provided to cadets and senior members through the CAP program, while education is provided to the general public through workshops conducted through the education system.
Organization Alaska Wing is divided into sixteen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
+ Squadrons of the Alaska Wing Designation Squadron Name LocationNotesAK001Alaska Wing Headquarters SquadronJoint Base Elmendorf–RichardsonAK009Ninth Composite SquadronFairbanksAK010Homer Cadet SquadronHomerAK011Kenai Composite SquadronKenaiAK015Anchorage Polaris Composite SquadronAnchorageAK01717th Composite SquadronJoint Base Elmendorf–RichardsonAK022Juneau Southeast Composite SquadronJuneauAK025Seward Cadet FlightSewardClosedAK027Delta Composite SquadronDelta JunctionAK065Baranof Composite SquadronSitkaClosedAK066Bethel Composite SquadronBethelClosedAK068Bristol Bay FlightKing SalmonAK071Eielson 71st Composite SquadronEielson Air Force BaseAK072Valdez Composite SquadronValdezAK073Wasilla Cadet SquadronWasillaAK076Birchwood Composite SquadronChugiakAK085Tok Composite SquadronTokAK087Kodiak Island Composite SquadronKodiakAK091Gateway Composite SquadronKetchikanClosedAK092Yukon Composite SquadronGalenaClosedAK093Lake Hood Cadet SquadronAnchorageAK999Alaska State Legislative SquadronJoint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
See also Alaska Air National Guard Alaska Naval Militia Alaska State Defense Force
References
External links
Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol official website