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File:Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol logo.png The Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary | |
| Associated branches | |
|---|---|
| United States Air Force | |
| Executive staff | |
| Commander | Col Rick Oeth |
| Vice Commander | Lt Col Eric Templeton |
| Current statistics | |
| Squadrons | 27 |
| Cadets | 533 |
| Seniors | 597 |
| Statistics as of 2014[1] | |
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The Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Illinois. Illinois Wing headquarters are located in West Chicago, Illinois.[2] The Illinois Wing consists of over 1,100 cadet and adult members at 33 locations across the state of Illinois.[3]
Mission[]
The Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency service; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for CAP members and the general public.[4]
Emergency services[]
The Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, which includes search and rescue and disaster relief missions; including providing assistance in humanitarian aid assignments. The CAP provides Air Force support through the conducting of light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol may assist in counter-drug missions.[5]
In January 2009, members of the Illinois Wing, along with CAP members from the Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio Wings, flew sorties surveying damage and boosting communications for the Kentucky National Guard following a severe ice storm in Kentucky, while CAP ground crews assisted National Guardsmen in going door to door to perform wellness checks on residents.[6]
Cadet programs[]
The Civil Air Patrol offers a cadet program for youth aged 12 to 21, which is organized as a sixteen step training program which offers aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.[7]
Aerospace education[]
The Civil Air Patrol provides aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public; it includes providing training to the members of the CAP, and offering workshops for youth throughout the nation through schools and public aviation events.[8]
Organization[]
The Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is composed of 27 squadrons which are divided among five groups across the state of Illinois. The five groups of the Illinois Wing include: Group 1, headquartered in Mt. Vernon; Group 2, headquartered in Orland Park; Group 3, headquartered in Bloomington; Group 14, headquartered in Roselle; and Group 22, headquartered in Naval Station Great Lakes.[9]
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Blake A. Pumphrey, head of mobility and resources at the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, demonstrates a Taser X26 spark test for Civil Air Patrol cadets at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill.
A Civil Air Patrol cadet reads the nomenclature of a security forces squadron M4 carbine at the 182nd Airlift Wing.
| Group | Designation | Squadron Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | IL286 | 286th Composite Squadron | East Alton | |
| IL222 | Civic Memorial Senior Squadron | East Alton | ||
| IL330 | Ohio River Composite Squadron | Metropolis | ||
| IL205 | Scott Composite Squadron | Scott Air Force Base | ||
| IL061 | Shawnee Composite Squadron | Marion | ||
| Group 2 | IL067 | Chicago Midway Composite Squadron | Chicago | |
| IL329 | Lewis Composite Squadron | Romeoville | ||
| IL332 | Cornelius Coffey Composite Squadron | South Holland | ||
| IL317 | Thunder Composite Squadron | Lansing | ||
| Group 3 | IL284 | Illinois Valley Composite Squadron | Peru | |
| IL008 | Quad City Composite Squadron | Moline | ||
| IL334 | Whiteside County Composite Squadron | Sterling | ||
| IL303 | Decatur Flight | Decatur | ||
| IL240 | McLean County Composite Squadron | Bloomington | ||
| IL004 | Peoria Composite Squadron | Peoria | ||
| IL036 | Springfield Composite Squadron | Springfield | ||
| Group 14 | IL312 | Chicago Composite Squadron | Chicago | |
| IL011 | Lt Col Julius Jackson Flight | Chicago | ||
| IL189 | Colonel Shorty Powers Composite Squadron | Bolingbrook | ||
| IL274 | Fox Valley Composite Squadron | West Chicago | ||
| IL075 | Woodfield Composite Squadron | Schaumburg | ||
| Group 22 | IL331 | Boone County Composite Squadron | Poplar Grove | |
| IL263 | McHenry County Composite Squadron | Greenwood | ||
| IL282 | Lake in the Hills Composite Squadron | Lake in the Hills | ||
| IL049 | Palwaukee Composite Squadron | Wheeling | ||
| IL042 | Lake County Composite Squadron | Naval Station Great Lakes | ||
| IL251 | Rockford Composite Squadron | New Milford |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol. http://www.capnhq.gov., login required
- ↑ "Illinois Wing Headquarters Civil Air Patrol Location". http://ilcap.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107&Itemid=518.
- ↑ "2014 Statistics". http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/IllinoisWing_HR_19FFA0DD7E6D3.pdf.
- ↑ "Civil Air Patrol". http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/.
- ↑ "Emergency Services". http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/emergency-services/.
- ↑ "Ice Storm Puts Kentucky in Deep Freeze". 2009. http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/Volunteer_Mar_Apr_Ice_storm_D7B2FB92E2B23.pdf.
- ↑ "Cadet Programs". http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/cadet-programs/.
- ↑ "Aerospace Education". http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Unit Locations". http://ilcap.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110&Itemid=519.
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