Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol

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Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol
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Massachusetts Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander US-O6 insignia.svg Col Tim Nelson, CAP
Vice Commander US-O5 insignia.svg Lt Col Carleton Jones, CAP
Current statistics
Squadrons12
Cadets259
Seniors393
Total Membership652
Website mawg.cap.gov
Statistics as of September 2021

The Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol (abbreviated MAWG), commonly referred to as "Mass Wing", is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its headquarters is located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. MA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, which reports to CAP National Headquarters.

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Emergency services

Training for all Emergency Services functions is based on the Incident Command System. The most basic qualifications require certification in the ICS-100 course available online.

Members of the wing assisted in the search for John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane crash site. [1] More recently, a few Massachusetts Wing members aided with Incident Command at the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. [2]

In April 2020, members of the Massachusetts Wing began assisting the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by helping to load and unload trucks, inventorying personal protective equipment and other needed medical supplies, and assembling orders of those items for delivery to local municipalities around the state. [3]

Aerospace Education

Aerospace Education includes a monthly aerospace education class, up to 7 Orientation Flights for Cadets under 18, and a display competition based on the STEM principles which is judged at the annual Conference.

Cadet Program

The Cadet Program culminates each summer in an encampment. In recent years, encampments have been held at Joint Base Cape Cod, normally in the month of August.

Massachusetts Wing has credit for 18 Spaatz-earning Cadets.

Squadrons

At one time, Massachusetts Wing oversaw approximately 25 primary subordinate squadrons under 4 groups located throughout the state, however the groups were eliminated when the number of squadrons dwindled below the 20 required to justify their existence. To date, there are currently 12 Active Squadrons in the Massachusetts Wing.

Members of the Massachusetts Wing are "apprehended" by Security Forces Airmen of the Massachusetts Air National Guard during an intercept training mission. Security Forces from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts "apprehend" the crewmembers of a Civil Air Patrol aircraft.jpg
Members of the Massachusetts Wing are "apprehended" by Security Forces Airmen of the Massachusetts Air National Guard during an intercept training mission.

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References

  1. ↑ "Highlights of CAP and USAF History" (PDF). Civil Air Patrol . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. ↑ John D. Russell (2011-05-10). "Florence's Caraway honored for gulf oil spill relief effort". scnow.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Local Civil Air Patrol unit assisting state against COVID-19". Patch Media. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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