News and Press Releases

Three cadets having lunch at a Cupertino, California, restaurant sprang into action to save a choking elderly woman’s life on March 4.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. ­(March 24, 2022) – Civil Air Patrol cadet Adithya Patil of Jon E. Kramer Composite Squadron 10 in Palo Alto, California earned the highest cadet honor last week when he became only the 2,388^th cadet in Civil Air Patrol history to receive the General Carl A. Spaatz Award which also comes with a promotion to Cadet Colonel.

On Jan 5, 2022, Civil Air Patrol completed a new round of Windy Radar flights for the FAA and USAF.These flights are crucial in developing a plan to mitigate the interference and clutter created by wind turbines located in close proximity to Travis AFB.

Civil Air Patrol Takes to the Skies to exercise their Airborne Public Address System

In the rugged Northern California coast beachgoers arrive at a beach, blissfully unaware that an earthquake has struck 400 miles off the coast causing a tsunami that will be inbound within hours. Meanwhile hikers in a remote coastal area are also unaware of the danger of the approaching tsunami. The National Weather Service has initiated the Emergency Alert System to alert residents, but some beachgoers, hikers, and residents along the shore will miss those alerts.

Aircrew from across Group 2 spooled up February 5, 2022, to support a long-standing partner of CAP, California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA). CARDA’s mission is to train, certify, and deploy highly-qualified search dog teams to assist law enforcement and other public safety agencies in the search for lost and missing persons. CARDA is the largest and most geographically dispersed of the three search dog groups in California that are direct resources of the State of California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). CARDA provides search dog services to all public service agencies at no charge.

Livermore, CA. (January 12, 2022) – Major Katherine Brown of the California Wing’s Tri-Valley Composite Squadron 156 was presented with the Civil Air Patrol’s Certificate of Recognition for Lifesaving Ribbon with Silver Star today for actions she took during a Civil Air Patrol Mission. 

Group 2 members Provide ICS300 and ICS400 to 621^st Contingency Response Wing

Location – Travis AFB, CA – Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2021.

The week of 29^th November through 3^rd December CAWG Group 2 members had the privilege of providing ICS 300 and 400 instruction to active duty Air Force personnel from the 621^st Contingency Response Wing (Co-located Travis AFB CA and McGuire AFB NJ) at their Group HQ located at Travis AFB. 

New unleaded Fuel for Civil Air Patrol Aircraft in San Francisco Bay Area 
California Wing to use new UL94 Unleaded Fuel in San Jose, CA 
Location – Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV), CA - Dec 15, 2021 
On Nov 18, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) completed the paperwork required to use unleaded fuel in its Cessna 182T aircraft based at Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV - San Jose, CA). This is the first aircraft in CAP’s approximately 560-aircraft fleet to make the transition to unleaded aviation gasoline. The switch comes less than a month after Textron Aviation, which manufactures this model of aircraft, announced that this aircraft was approved to use unleaded fuel.

Flying - The Day After

Captain Steven H. Philipson, CAP
Jon E. Kramer Composite Squadron 10 - Civil Air Patrol

September 13, 2001

Yesterday I went flying.  Normally that wouldn't be anything unusual, but yesterday was not a normal day.  It was Wednesday, September 12, the day after the attack on the World Trade Center.  Flying yesterday was a bizarre and emotional experience.  I'm writing this account both to share the experience with others and as a record for myself of that peculiar and difficult day.

On this 20th anniversary of the worse terrorist attack on American soil, San Francisco Bay Group 2 recognizes one of their own: Jason M. Dahl, Captain, United Airlines Flight 93 (N591UA) 2 Nov 1957 - 11 Sep 2001.