South Dakota Civil Air Patrol
The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, with squadrons in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rapid City, Pierre, Custer and Spearfish has approximately 300 members, seven light aircraft and 17 multi-purpose vehicles. These assets are available to federal, state and county governments, emergency responders and law enforcement agencies to perform search and rescue, homeland security, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance and counter-drug missions. For information: Wing website at http://sdcap.us, Wing Facebook page www.facebook.com/SDWingCAP,Wing Twitter @SDWingCAP, Wing photos Flickr https://twiter.com/photos/102270464@N02/sets.
Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 80 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. In addition, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to over 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com or www.CAP.news for more information.
Newsletters
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for March 2019
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for March 2019 Click Here to Download/View March 2019 Newsletter (PDF) The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, with squadrons in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rapid City, Pierre, Custer...
South Dakota Civil Air Patrol Assists State of Iowa With Aerial Survey of Flooding
[Wing HQ] – On 18 March, after coordinating with Civil Air Patrol’s Iowa Wing the South Dakota Wing (SDWG) dispatched an aircraft to conduct an aerial photographic mission of the extent of flooding along the Missouri River. The SDWG aircraft surveyed the northern...
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for February 2019
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter "Skychaser - Community Edition" for February 2019 Click Here to Download/View February 2019 Newsletter (PDF) The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, with squadrons in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rapid City, Pierre,...
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for Dec. 2018 & Jan. 2019
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for Dec. 2018 & Jan. 2019 Click Here to Download/View December 2018 Newsletter (PDF) Click Here to Download/View January 2019 Newsletter (PDF) The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air...
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for November 2018
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for November 2018 Click Here to Download/View Newsletter (PDF) The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, with squadrons in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rapid City, Pierre, Custer and...
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for October 2018
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for October 2018 Click Here to Download/View Newsletter (PDF) The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, with squadrons in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rapid City, Pierre, Custer and...
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter “Skychaser – Community Edition” for September 2018
Civil Air Patrol/South Dakota Wing eNewsletter "Skychaser - Community Edition" for September 2018 Click Here to Download/View Newsletter (PDF) The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, with squadrons in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Rapid City, Pierre, Custer and...
South Dakota Civil Air Patrol Searches for Emergency Beacon
[Wing HQ, Rapid City, SD] – Early in the afternoon of 22 September, a South Dakota Wing mission pilot was flying a South Dakota Wing (SDWG) aircraft on a maintenance mission across the state from Sioux Falls to Rapid City. Near Pierre he was alerted by the Minneapolis...
Three South Dakota CAP Squadrons Win Quality Cadet Unit Award – South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol
[Wing HQ, Rapid City, SD] – It was just announced that three of South Dakota’s Civil Air Patrol squadrons have won the Quality Cadet Unit Award for 2018. Congratulations to the Big Sioux Composite Squadron in Brookings, the Crazy Horse Composite Squadron in Custer and...