News and Press Releases

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San Francisco Bay Group 2 is proud to announce that all eight of our eligible squadrons have earned the prestigious Quality Cadet Unit Award (QCUA). This remarkable achievement is a testament to the dedication, excellence, and hard work of our cadets and leadership across the region.

Welcome to San Francisco Bay Group 2, First Quarter 2024 Edition of On Guard Magazine. Click the link above for the video-enabled magazine, or download a PDF below.

First Quarter 2024 - On Guard - San Francisco Group 2 - Editor Elisa Muresan

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The  2024 Winter Bear Facts Magazine has been released!

Please view it Here.

To submit an article to Bear Facts, please click Here.

Our new Wing emblem has been approved by National Headquarters and is ready to use!

Wing HQ is excited to innovate our famous "Banana Bear" design to fit the recent heraldry regulations.

San Francisco Bay Group 2 Conducts Change of Command at California Wing Conference

Woodland Hills, CA - October 21, 2023 - The 2023 California Wing conference witnessed a significant moment as San Francisco Bay Group 2 conducted a change of command between outgoing commander Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Lawson and incoming commander Major Richard West.

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.