The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has awarded the prestigious Billy Mitchell Award Cadet/2nd Lt Trevor MacKay. The award was conferred by Col Richard Beach, Commander of the Vermont Wing. Cadet MacKay was also promoted to Cadet Commander of the Squadron. Only 15 percent of CAP cadets nationwide earn the Mitchell Award. […]
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BETA Completes Airworthiness, First to Fly Manned Electric Vertical Aircraft for U.S. Air Force
BETA Technologies has been awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft by the United States Air Force Agility Prime Program. ALIA, the Company’s Electric Vertical Aircraft (EVA), has begun flying under the Air Force operational flight test program. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) spent over a year assessing BETA’s ALIA aircraft, conducting […]
Vermont Wing of Civil Air Patrol Conducts Statewide Air and Ground Exercises
The Vermont Wing (VTWG) of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) conducted a statewide SAREX (Search and Rescue Exercise) recently. The exercise began with days of planning and involved airborne and ground team missions. Aircrews, mission support staff, cadets and ground team leaders practiced a variety of scenarios, including visual and electronic searches for missing hikers and […]
Six Cadets from the Rutland Composite Squadron of the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Earn Promotions
Photo above – Pictured (from left to right): Cadet Master Sergeant Eliana Sargent (Chittenden), Cadet Senior Airman Weyland Larson (Poultney), Cadet Senior Airman Benjamin Mead (Poultney), Cadet Airman First Class Michael Grover (Mendon), Cadet Airman Robert Harris (Poultney), Cadet Airman Elliot Rosenberg (Chittenden), and Rutland Composite Squadron Commander 1st Lt Alan Colvin. Six cadets from […]
Vermont Agency of Transportation Seeks Public Input on Airport System Draft Plan
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is seeking public input on the Vermont Airport System Draft Plan, which outlines the State’s 20-year long-range vision and goals that will guide the planning and development of Vermont’s public use airports. This Plan will update the 2007 Airport System and Policy Plan. The public may submit comments through […]
Cadet Unit of Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Receives National Quality and Performance Award
The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) announced today that the Green Mountain Composite Squadron (VT-006) has recently been awarded the National Quality Cadet Unit Award. The Award acknowledges the Squadron’s success in attaining specific goals in several benchmarks, such as cadet achievement, adult leadership, summer encampment attendance, squadron growth, annual retention and […]
Why You Might Consider Joining the Civil Air Patrol
I have to confess: Being a local leader of one of Vermont’s best kept secrets in community service is not always easy. But it is one of the most rewarding. I am writing, of course, about the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), whose state headquarters are located at Burlington International Airport (KBTV). The Civil Air Patrol, […]
Vermont CAP Wing Honors Two Cadets with National Award
Photo – From left to right: Vermont Wing Commander Col Ann Brechbuhl, Cadet Commander C/2nd Lt Hunter Smith, C/2nd Lt Ishia Masada, and Squadron Commander 1st Lt Michael French. Photo Credit: Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has awarded the prestigious Billy Mitchell Award to […]
Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Launches Region’s First 2020 Glider Orientation Flights for Cadets
The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) took advantage of the good flying weather in central Vermont this weekend, launching several Cadets on their first glider orientation flights. Every CAP cadet under age 18 is eligible for five flights in a powered aircraft (usually one of the Wing’s Cessna 172s or 182), five […]
Vermont Wing Assists National Guard Food Distribution Throughout State During Coronavirus Emergency
Civil Air Patrol’s Vermont Wing, acting as the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, has been assisting the Vermont National Guard and its partners with food distribution throughout Vermont during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our cadets and senior members will do our best to support the Guard in its vital mission of providing fresh food […]
