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Hagerstown squadron teams with Pennsylvania Wing for exercise

HAGERSTOWN, MD—Ground teams and aircrews from Civil Air Patrol Maryland Wing’s Hagerstown Composite Squadron and Pennsylvania Wing’s Bedford Composite Squadron recently joined the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Rangers, the McConnellsburg Fire Company 56, the Mercersburg-Montgomery-Peters-Warren Fire Company 9, Air Methods’ Life-Net Helicopter MedEvac, and other Maryland Wing and Pennsylvania Wing CAP staff for a practice search and rescue exercise mission.

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Osprey members honor veterans at Wreaths Across America

BALTIMORE, MD—Civil Air Patrol Maryland Wing’s Osprey Composite Squadron participated in Wreaths Across America, a national program to honor our fallen veterans, at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

Three Martin squadron cadets earn Earhart Award

Middle River, MD—Civil Air Patrol Maryland Wing’s Glenn L. Martin Composite Squadron awarded three Amelia Earhart awards during an annual banquet held at the Warfield Air National Guard dining hall in Middle River, Md.

College Park Squadron Receives DEA Award

Washington, DC—During Red Ribbon Week in Washington, DC, Civil Air Patrol Maryland Wing's College Park Composite Squadron was honored with the 2011 Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Community Drug Prevention Award.

Mount Airy member visit air traffic control facilities

Mount Airy, MD—Eighteen members from Civil Air Patrol Maryland Wing’s Mt. Airy Composite Squadron recently visited the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Leesburg, Va., and the Dulles Airport Tower at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va.

Civil Air Patrol partners with FAA for safety training

Maxwell Air Force Base, AL—Civil Air Patrol has established a safety education partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration that will provide CAP members with automatic education credits for completing safety education within the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.