The Nebraska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Nebraska. Nebraska Wing headquarters are located in North Platte, Nebraska.[1] The Nebraska Wing consists of over 300 cadet and adult members at over 9 locations across the state of Nebraska.[2]
The Nebraska Wing performs the three missions of Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.[3]
Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services to those in distress. This includes executing federal inland search-and-rescue missions directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. Civil Air Patrol assets are also available to state and local emergency management and Public Safety agencies for search and rescue operations, aerial photography missions, contingency tactical communications, and emergency transport of humanitarian supplies, blood, tissue, or organs.[4]
Civil Air Patrol offers a cadet program for youth aged 12 to 21, which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.[5] The cadet program includes an opportunity for cadets to solo fly an airplane through a flight encampment or academy.[6] The Nebraska Wing's Cadet Programs is aided by an endowment fund[7] of $1,025,000. This was gifted to the CAP Foundation in 2019 by a former Civil Air Patrol cadet who stated "Civil Air Patrol has been such a significant part of my life, starting when I was a cadet. I've been fortunate to do well within my career and to be able to make this investment in the Civil Air Patrol Foundation, to specifically support the Nebraska Wing, both now and in the future."
Civil Air Patrol provides aerospace education to CAP members and the general public. For CAP members, this includes graded courses covering flight physics, dynamics, history, and application. Civil Air Patrol helps schoolteachers integrate aviation and aerospace into the classroom through outreach programs, including the External Aerospace Education program, by providing seminars, course materials and through sponsorship of the National Congress on Aviation and Space Education.[4]
| Designation | Unit Name | Location | Commander | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCR-NE-001 | Nebraska Wing Headquarters | North Platte | ||
| NCR-NE-002 | General Curtis Lemay Offutt Composite Squadron | Offutt AFB | Capt Leonard LaPorte | |
| NCR-NE-004 | Columbus Composite Squadron | Columbus | 1st Lt Rachel Zimmermann | |
| NCR-NE-010 | Fremont Cadet Squadron | Fremont | Maj Isaac Piper | |
| NCR-NE-019 | Omaha Composite Squadron | Omaha | Maj Jason Ferguson | |
| NCR-NE-056 | Pine Ridge Composite Flight | Chadron | Capt Charles Kuskie | |
| NCR-NE-058 | 155th Composite Squadron | Lincoln | Lt Col Zoe Falls | |
| NCR-NE-068 | Capital City Senior Flight | Lincoln | 1st Lt Christopher Chambers | |
| NCR-NE-073 | Sandhills Flight | Valentine | Capt Charles Moe | |
| NCR-NE-089 | 99th Pursuit Composite Squadron | Omaha | Major Crystal Michalski | |
| NCR-NE-093 | Lee Bird Composite Squadron | North Platte | 1st Lt Dean Dike | |
| NCR-NE-094 | Tri-Cities Flight | Grand Island | 1st Lt Brandon Zimmermann | |
| NCR-NE-800 | Burke High School Flight | Omaha | 1st Melanie Boudreault | |
| NCR-NE-999 | Nebraska State Legislative Squadron | Lincoln | Lt Col Edward Moss | |