News and Press Releases - 2020 Archive

Dear Fellow California Wing Members, I am very proud to announce that 15 Cadet Squadrons in California Wing earned the Quality Cadet Unit Award for 2020.  Even in these trying times, these units were able to meet or exceed the criteria for this much sought after award.  Those units are:...

Happy Holidays fellow members of Group 2 and friends!

We are excited to report that after extensive research (and some educated guesses) we have updated the history of Group 2 and have received a new Charter!

On this 19th 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.

Congratulations to 1st Lt Stephen Collins, the Squadron 192 Commander, on his CAP Balsem Award!!

Lt Collins won for his excellent Lunch and Learn presentation titled "The best-kept secret in volunteering".

Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose – Civil Air Patrol members from the San Francisco Bay Area are assisting the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a search for the remains of a drone or a bird that may have struck a Cessna 172 near Reid-Hillview Airport. 

Group 2 Model Rocketry Challenge During the current national health crisis, Group 2 is sponsoring the Group 2 Model Rocketry Challenge. The goal of this event is to engage our cadets in exciting Aerospace Education activities and to recognize their achievements in the model rocketry program. Cadets who participate in the...

Livermore, CA. – The San Francisco Bay Area Group 2 started its first day of the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp today for 60 middle school and high school students. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group 2 Advanced CyberCamp was offered virtually. The CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp curriculum covers...

Livermore, CA. – Civil Air Patrol’s final National Staff College graduates 3 students Saturday from the San Francisco Bay Area. but not without challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am so thankful for the professionalism and patience demonstrated by both the NSC staff and all of our students,” said...

California Wing’s San Francisco Bay Area Group 2 tested new disaster relief training in a fully virtual environment

Congratulations Group 2 for going LIVE with your websites to the new CAP standard, and being the first Group in California to switch!

Here are your new websites:

Squadron 10 - https://jonekramer.cap.gov

Squadron 13 - https://santacruz.cap.gov

Squadron 18 – https://eastbay.cap.gov

Squadron 36 – https://johnjmontgomery.cap.gov

Squadron 44 - https://diablo.cap.gov

Squadron 80 - https://sanjose.cap.gov

Squadron 86 - https://sanfrancisco.cap.gov

Squadron 156 - https://tri-valley.cap.gov/

Squadron 188 - https://ameliaearhart.cap.gov

Squadron 192 - https://westbay.cap.gov/

Group 2- https://group2ca.cap.gov/

Thank you Squadrons and Lt Isaac Wilson and Capt Joe Spears for all of your work in making this happen!