Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol

Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol

File:Kentucky Wing CAP logo.png The Kentucky Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Executive staff
Commander	Col Jim Huggins
Vice Commander	Lt Col Gary Wickliff
Current statistics
Squadrons	19
Cadets	208
Seniors	421
Total Membership	629
Statistics as of 2014

The Kentucky Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Kentucky. Kentucky Wing headquarters are located in Frankfort. The Kentucky Wing consists of over 600 cadet and adult members at over 19 locations across the state of Kentucky.

Mission

Lt. Col. Ash Groves briefs members of the Civil Air Patrol Paducah Composite Squadron and Boy Scout Troop 4.

The Kentucky Wing performs the three primary missions of the Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; providing a cadet program for youth; and offering aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.

Emergency services

Providing emergency services includes performing search and rescue and disaster relief missions; as well as assisting in humanitarian aid assignments. The CAP also provides Air Force support through conducting light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol can also offer support to counter-drug missions.

In January 2009, members of the Kentucky Wing, along with CAP members from the Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio Wings, flew sorties surveying damage and boosting communications for the Kentucky National Guard following a severe ice storm, while CAP ground crews assisted National Guardsmen in going door to door to perform wellness checks on residents.

Cadet programs

The Civil Air Patrol offers cadet programs for youth aged 12 to 21. Cadets receive training in aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.

Aerospace education

The Civil Air Patrol offers aerospace education for CAP members and the general public; this includes offering training to the members of the CAP, and facilitating teaching workshops for youth through schools and public aviation events.

Organization

Senior Master Sgt. Les Hart, a moral leadership officer and drill instructor from the 202nd Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Bedford County, Kentucky, orders attendees to attention.

Squadrons of the Kentucky Wing

Designation	Squadron Name	Location	Notes
KY007	London Composite Squadron	Somerset
KY011	Paducah Composite Squadron	Paducah
KY039	Louisville Composite Squadron	Crestwood
KY050	Boone County Composite Squadron	Burlington
KY057	Bowling Green Composite Squadron	Bowling Green
KY058	Centenary Composite Squadron	Lexington
KY073	Campbell County Composite Squadron	Newport
KY077	Golden Armor Composite Squadron	Fort Knox
KY082	Jim Brewer Composite Squadron	Chavies
KY122	Danville Senior Squadron	Danville
KY123	KYANG Composite Squadron	Louisville
KY131	Bardstown Composite Squadron	Bardstown
KY214	Bowman Field Senior Squadron	Louisville
KY216	Fort Campbell Composite Squadron	Clarksville
KY217	Western Kentucky Composite Squadron	Bowling Green
KY218	Fulton County Composite Squadron	Fulton
KY221	Bluegrass Senior Squadron	Lexington
KYR01	University of Louisville AFROTC Squadron	Louisville
KYR02	University of Kentucky AFROTC Squadron	Lexington

See also

• Kentucky Air National Guard

External links

• Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol official website