Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol

Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol

Missouri Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander	Col Jennifer L. Smith
Deputy Commander	Lt Col Raun Hamilton & Lt Col Richard Veach
Current statistics
Cadets	459
Seniors	531
Total Membership	990
Website	mowg.cap.gov
Statistics as of 2025
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The Missouri Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Missouri. Missouri Wing headquarters are located in Whiteman Air Force Base. ^[1] The Missouri Wing consists of over 800 cadet and adult members at 28 locations across the state of Missouri. ^[2]

Mission

The Missouri Wing performs the three missions of Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for Civil Air Patrol members and the general public. ^[3]

Emergency services

Civil Air Patrol performs search and rescue missions, directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base. Civil Air Patrol provides air and ground transportation and an extensive communications network during disaster relief efforts, and conducts aerial photography of damaged areas after natural disasters. The CAP provides Air Force support, including light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route survey. The CAP also provides assistance in counter-drug operations. ^[4]

Cadet programs

Civil Air Patrol provides a program for cadets aged 12 to 21, which is conducted as a 16-step program including aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership. ^[5]

Aerospace education

Civil Air Patrol offers aerospace education for CAP members and the general public by providing training to CAP cadets, and offering workshops for youth throughout the nation through schools and public aviation events. ^[6]

Organization

Master Sgt. William Sander, 509th Comptroller Squadron financial services superintendent, measures a Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol cadet's, sit-and-reach physical assessment.

The Sedalia Cadet Squadron's location in Sedalia, Missouri.

Master Sgt. William Sander records the run times of two CAP cadets.

Squadrons of the Missouri Wing ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Group	Designation	Squadron Name	Location	Commander
Wing Headquarters	NCR-MO-001	Missouri Wing Headquarters	Whiteman AFB	Col Jennifer L. Smith
	NCR-MO-999	Missouri State Legislative Squadron	Jefferson City
Group 1	NCR-MO-023	Harry S. Truman Composite Squadron	Kansas City	Jacob Mong
	NCR-MO-126	Lee Summit Composite Squadron	Lee Summit	Victoria Van Horn
	NCR-MO-129	Kansas City-Charles R. Long Senior Squadron	Kansas City	Kevin Huckaby
	NCR-MO-139	Warrensburg Composite Squadron	Warrensburg	Karen Glaesemann
	NCR-MO-140	Platte Valley Composite Squadron	Parkville	Joel Mayer
	NCR-MO-161	Excelsior Springs Composite Squadron	Excelsior Springs	Shelia Caven
Group 2	NCR-MO-005	St. Louis Flight	Creve Coeur	Bruce Gossage
	NCR-MO-110	Wentzville Composite Squadron	Wentzville	Eric Hauquitz
	NCR-MO-111	Gateway Senior Squadron	Chesterfield	Keith Monteith
	NCR-MO-127	Trail of Tears Composite Squadron	Jackson	Christina Ragain
	NCR-MO-144	St. Francois Senior Flight	Bonne Terre	Charles Harter
Group 3	NCR-MO-009	Sedalia Cadet Flight	Sedalia	Jason Unwin
	NCR-MO-018	Central Missouri Composite Squadron	Columbia	Matthew Brown
	NCR-MO-117	Saline County Composite Squadron	Marshall
	NCR-MO-160	Lake Ozark Regional Composite Squadron	Eldon
Group 5	NCR-MO-070	Springfield Regional Composite Squadron	Springfield
	NCR-MO-143	Col Travis Hoover Composite Squadron	Joplin
	NCR-MO-147	Table Rock Lake Composite Squadron	Kimberling City	Stephen Meinzen
	NCR-MO-153	Fort Leonard Wood Composite Squadron	Fort Leonard Wood
	NCR-MO-155	Laclede County Composite Squadron	Lebanon
	NCR-MO-165	Barry-Lawrence Composite Squadron	Aurora	Samantha Atwell

Legal protection

Members of Civil Air Patrol who are employed by the state of Missouri, or who work for a company with fifty or more employees, are guaranteed under Missouri law a leave of absence in order to respond to emergency missions as a part of Civil Air Patrol for up to fifteen days per calendar year, or without regard to the length of time when responding to a state or nationally declared emergency in the state of Missouri. The leave is to be granted without loss of time, pay, regular leave, impairment of efficiency rating or of any other rights or benefits to which such an employee would otherwise be entitled. ^[10]

See also

• Missouri Air National Guard
• Missouri Naval Militia
• Missouri Reserve Military Force

References

1. "Missouri Wing Public Affairs Plan" (PDF). Capmembers.com. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
2. "2021 Wing Reports". Civil Air Patrol Newsroom. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. "Civil Air Patrol". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
4. "Emergency Services". Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
5. "Cadet Programs". Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
6. "Aerospace Education". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
7. "Squadrons". Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
8. "Civil Air Patrol Unit Directory" (PDF). Gocivilairpatrol.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
9. "CAP Unit Locator | Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters". www.gocivilairpatrol.com. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
10. "41.1000. Civil air patrol, members who are state employees, leave to be granted — members generally, not subject to discharge from employment due to membership". Missouri General Assembly.

External links

• Missouri Wing Civil Air Patrol official website