Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol
![]() Kentucky Wing of Civil Air Patrol | |
Associated branches | |
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United States Air Force | |
Command staff | |
Commander | ![]() |
Vice Commander | ![]() |
Chief of Staff | ![]() |
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Current statistics | |
Squadrons | 19 |
Cadets | 357 |
Seniors | 438 |
Total Membership | 795 |
Statistics as of 2019[1] | |
The Kentucky Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Kentucky. Kentucky Wing headquarters are located in Frankfort.[2] The Kentucky Wing consists of over 600 cadet and adult members at over 19 locations across the state of Kentucky.[3]
Mission[]
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The Kentucky Wing performs the three primary missions of Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; providing a cadet program for youth; and offering aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.[4]
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. Civil Air Patrol can also offer support to counter-drug missions.[5]
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.[6]
In April 2015, members of the Kentucky Wing were called to assist the Red Cross to help with victims of flooding that occurred in Louisville, Kentucky. In that same month, they supported the Red Cross for 3 days until their assistance was no longer needed.
It may also be noted that members of the Kentucky Wing have been requested by the Governor on several occasions to take surveillance photographs of numerous areas stricken with disasters. These photographs have assisted not only members of the Ground Teams of the Kentucky Wing, but also several other disaster relief teams in knowing where to go first.[citation needed]
Cadet programs[]
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.[7]
Aerospace education[]
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.[8]
Kentucky Civil Air Patrol Wing Commanders[]
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Commander's Name | Rank | Period of Command Service |
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Albert Henry Near | Colonel | 1941–1942 |
Carl W. Ulrich | Major | 1942 |
Charles H. Gartrell | Major | 1942–1943 |
Howard B. Brown | Captain | 1943 |
William S. Rinehart | Colonel | 1943–1946 |
Charles E. Hall | Colonel | 1946–1949 |
John B. Wathen III | Colonel | 1949–1953 |
Francis A. Blevins | Colonel | 1953–1957 |
Houston H. Doyle | Colonel | 1957–1958 |
Carlos O. Puckett | Colonel | 1958–1959 |
James A. Denham | Colonel | 1959–1961 |
Francis A. Blevins | Colonel | 1961–1965 |
George B. Carter | Colonel | 1965–1969 |
Richard R. Dooley | Colonel | 1969–1971 |
Charles E. Lynn, Jr. | Colonel | 1971–1972 |
John F. Price | Colonel | 1972–1976 |
William R. Ritter | Colonel | 1976–1977 |
Herman H. Bishop | Colonel | 1977–1980 |
Nathaniel L. Tucker | Colonel | 1980–1982 |
George M. Hudson | Colonel | 1982–1986 |
William K. Hughes | Colonel | 1986–1991 |
Denzil Allen | Colonel | 1991–1994 |
Douglas N. Huff | Colonel | 1994–1997 |
Jimmie W. Cantrell | Colonel | 1997–1998 |
Michael A. Cooper | Colonel | 1998–1999 |
John F. Price | Colonel | 1999–2000 |
Loretta L. Holbrook | Colonel | 2000–2004 |
Henry L. Heaberlin | Colonel | 2004–2009 |
Robert J. Koob | Colonel | 2009–2013 |
James F. Huggins | Colonel | 2013–2016 |
David A. Kantor | Colonel | 2016–2017 |
Darrel D. Williamson | Colonel | 2017-2021 |
Brian W. Schmuck | Colonel | 2021-Present |
Organization[]
Designation | Squadron Name | Location | Notes |
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KY011 | Paducah Composite Squadron | Paducah | |
KY039 | Louisville Composite Squadron | Crestwood | |
KY050 | Boone County Composite Squadron | Walton | |
KY057 | Bowling Green Composite Squadron | Bowling Green | |
KY058 | Flying Phoenix Composite Squadron | Frankfort | |
KY073 | Campbell County Composite Squadron | Newport | |
KY122 | Danville Senior Flight | Danville | |
KY123 | KYANG Composite Squadron | Louisville | |
KY131 | Bardstown Composite Flight | Bardstown | |
KY214 | Bowman Field Senior Squadron | Louisville | |
KY216 | Fort Campbell Composite Squadron | Clarksville | |
KY221 | Bluegrass Senior Squadron | Lexington | |
KY222 | Van Meter Cadet Squadron | Lexington | |
KY223 | Owensboro Composite Squadron | Owensboro | |
KY300 | Southern Kentucky Cadet Squadron | Bowling Green |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol., login required
- ^ "Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol". Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "2014 Statistics" (PDF). Capmembers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Civil Air Patrol". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Emergency Services". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Ice Storm Puts Kentucky in Deep Freeze" (PDF). Capmembers.com. 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Cadet Programs". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Aerospace Education". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "CAP Kentucky Wing Organizational Report". CAP eServices. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Squadrons". Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Civil Air Patrol Unit Directory" (PDF). Gocivilairpatrol.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
External links[]
- Wings of the Civil Air Patrol
- Education in Kentucky
- Military in Kentucky