California Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of California. California Wing headquarters are located in Van Nuys, California. California Wing consists of over 3,000 cadet and adult members at over 77 locations across the state of California.

Mission California Wing performs the three missions of Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.

Emergency services California Wing provides emergency services, including search and rescue missions, disaster relief missions, providing Air Force support, and assisting in counter-drug missions.

In March 2020, members of California Wing partnered with the American Red Cross to serve meals to children in the Los Angeles area while schools remained closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cadet programs Youth aged 12–18 may enter a CAP cadet program. At the age of 18, they may become a senior member or stay as a cadet. Cadets that decide to stay as a cadet may continue until they become 21. The cadet program provides a 16 step program covering aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership. California Wing offers an annual summer encampment for cadets to further their skills.

Aerospace education Civil Air Patrol provides aerospace education for both volunteer CAP members and the general public. The internal education program for CAP members educates senior and cadet members; the external program for the general public is provided through workshops offered through the nation's education system.

Organization

California Wing is divided into eight groups across the state, with each squadron being assigned as a component of a group based on its geographical location. + Squadrons of the California Wing Group Designation Squadron Name LocationNotesCA000California Wing Headquarters SquadronVan NuysCA999California Legislative SquadronSacramentoGroup 1CA051Capt Jay Weinsoff Cadet Squadron 3Van NuysCA127El Monte Composite Squadron 21El MonteCA080San Fernando Senior Squadron 35PacoimaCA410Clover Field Composite Squadron 51Santa MonicaCA282Brackett Composite Squadron 64La VerneCA285Beach Cities Cadet Squadron 107TorranceCA379Hawker Senior Squadron 128Van NuysCA288South Bay Senior Squadron 129TorranceCA116San Fernando Cadet Squadron 137PacoimaCA292Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138DowneyGroup 2CA214Jon E. Kramer Composite Squadron 10Palo AltoCA371Santa Cruz Composite Squadron 13WatsonvilleCA015East Bay Cadet Squadron 18HaywardCA334Jason M. Dahl Cadet Squadron 36San JoseFormerly John J. Montgomery Memorial Cadet Squadron 36CA096Diablo Composite Squadron 44ConcordCA110San Jose Senior Squadron 80San JoseCA414San Francisco Cadet Squadron 86San FranciscoCA346Tri-Valley Composite Squadron 156LivermoreCA452Amelia Earhart Senior Squadron 188OaklandCA180West Bay Composite Squadron 192San CarlosGroup 3CA387Riverside Senior Squadron 5RiversideCA435Palm Springs Composite Squadron 11Palm SpringsCA437Chino Cadet Squadron 20ChinoCA193Cable Composite Squadron 25UplandCA423Corona Cadet Squadron 29NorcoCA123Billie L. Leclair Cadet Squadron 31RialtoCA007March Field Composite Squadron 45March Air Reserve BaseCA458Hemet-Ryan Composite Squadron 59HemetCA333Voyager Composite Squadron 120VictorvilleCA464Big Bear Valley Composite Squadron 6750Big Bear CityGroup 4CA204Camarillo Composite Squadron 61CamarilloCA158Vandenberg Composite Squadron 101Santa MariaCA155Bob Beevers Composite Squadron 103San Luis ObispoCA240Santa Barbara Composite Squadron 131Santa Barbara, CaliforniaCA448Simi Valley Challenger Composite Squadron 1986Simi ValleyGroup 5CA151Sacramento Composite Squadron 14SacramentoCA397Beale Composite Squadron 19Yuba CityCA138Travis Composite Squadron 22Travis Air Force BaseCA016Marin Composite Squadron 23NovatoCA046Sierra Composite Squadron 72French CampCA273Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85PlacervilleFormerly Foothill Composite Squadron 85CA034Auburn-Starr Composite Squadron 92Auburn, CaliforniaCA475Butte County Composite Squadron 95OrovilleCA246Shasta Composite Squadron 126ReddingCA249Sonoma County Composite Squadron 157Santa RosaCA802California Aerospace Composite SquadronMcClellanGroup 6CA425Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46TehachapiCA469Pancho Barnes Composite Squadron 49RosamondCA146Lt Col Arthur King Composite Squadron 50ModestoCA140Edwards AFB Composite Squadron 84EdwardsCA169Fresno Composite Squadron 112FresnoCA224Bakersfield Composite Squadron 121BakersfieldCA389Merced County Composite Squadron 147AtwaterCA394Porterville Composite Squadron 394PortervilleFormerly Visalia, Tulare-Kings Composite Squadron 394CA804Joe Walker Middle School Cadet SquadronLancasterCA185Mariposa-Yosemite Composite Squadron 1850MariposaGroup 7CA434Falcon Senior Squadron 40FullertonCA428Los Alamitos Glider Training Squadron 41Los AlamitosCA295Fullerton Composite Squadron 56FullertonCA384Saddleback Composite Squadron 68Costa MesaCA343Long Beach Senior Squadron 150Los AlamitosCA345Los Alamitos Cadet Squadron 153Los AlamitosCA478South County Squadron 232Mission ViejoGroup 8CA324Skyhawk Composite Squadron 47Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonCA256San Diego Senior Squadron 57El CajonCA466Fallbrook Senior Squadron 87FallbrookCA441San Diego Cadet Squadron 144San DiegoCA473South San Diego Cadet Squadron 201Chula VistaCA803Escondido Cadet SquadronEscondido

Legal protection Members of Civil Air Patrol who are employed within the borders of California are guaranteed ten days of unpaid leave from their employer when responding to emergencies as a member of Civil Air Patrol, under California Labor Code § 1503.

See also California Air National Guard California Cadet Corps California State Military Reserve

References

External links

California Wing Civil Air Patrol official website Civil Air Patrol – United States Air Force Auxiliary website