The South Carolina Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of South Carolina and is part of the Mid-Atlantic Region of CAP. South Carolina Wing headquarters are located in West Columbia, South Carolina. The South Carolina Wing consists of over 750 cadet and adult members at over 17 locations across the state of South Carolina.
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 a variety of emergency services and operational missions. These missions include: search and rescue missions directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base; disaster relief, including air and ground transportation and an extensive communications network; and humanitarian services, including transporting time-sensitive medical materials including blood and human tissue, generally on behalf of the Red Cross when conventional methods of transport are unavailable. The Civil Air Patrol also provides Air Force support through the conducting of light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. In addition, CAP offers support to counter-drug operations.
Cadet programs The Civil Air Patrol offers a cadet program for youth aged 12 to 21, which covers topics such as aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.
Aerospace education The Civil Air Patrol offers aerospace education for Civil Air Patrol members and the public, including providing training to the members of Civil Air Patrol, primarily through the cadet program, and through offering workshops for youth at schools and public aviation events.
Organization
+ Squadrons of the South Carolina Wing Designation Squadron Name LocationMAR-SC-001South Carolina Wing HeadquartersWest ColumbiaMAR-SC-005Aiken Composite SquadronAikenMAR-SC-014Greenville Composite SquadronGreenvilleMAR-SC-020Florence Composite SquadronFlorenceMAR-SC-032Lexington Composite SquadronWest ColumbiaMAR-SC-056Coastal Charleston Composite SquadronJoint Base Lindsey GrahamMAR-SC-060East Cooper Senior SquadronMount PleasantMAR-SC-074Charles Duke Jr. Composite SquadronAndersonMAR-SC-075Sumter Composite SquadronSumterMAR-SC-083Kershaw Composite SquadronCamdenMAR-SC-090Spartanburg Composite SquadronSpartanburgMAR-SC-092York County Composite SquadronFort MillMAR-SC-096Hilton Head Composite SquadronHilton HeadMAR-SC-099Columbia Composite SquadronColumbiaMAR-SC-106Emerald City Composite SquadronGreenwoodMAR-SC-113ACE Basin Composite SquadronCottagevilleMAR-SC-114Grand Strand Composite SquadronMyrtle BeachMAR-SC-115Beaufort Senior SquadronBeaufortMAR-SC-810Faith Christian School Cadet SquadronSummervilleMAR-SC-999South Carolina Legislative SquadronWest Columbia
See also Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol South Carolina Air National Guard South Carolina State Guard
References
External links
South Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol official website