A yearlong learning initiative meant to foster a culture of ownership and accountability and bolster Civil Air Patrol’s airworthiness, safety, cadet protection, and its stakeholders’ experience is underway.

Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures. Partners. CAP National Headquarters; CAP Northeast Region; CAP-USAF; 1st Air Force

Col Philip G. Hirons, Jr. - Rhode Island Wing Commander . Hello and welcome to the website for the Rhode Island Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Our organization, the official Auxiliary of the United States Air Force, proudly serves our community, state, and nation. As mandated by Congress, Civil Air Patrol serves three main missions.

Rhode Island Wing Headquarters Address. 19 Foster Rd Cranston, RI 02920 401-462-3046 401-462-3046. [email protected]

Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures. Partners. CAP National Headquarters; CAP Northeast Region; CAP-USAF; 1st Air Force

RHODE ISLAND WING ENCAMPMENT. Dates: 2 - 9 August, 2025 Location: Newport Naval Station, RI. Encampment challenges you. It pushes you so you’ll grow. Are you self-disciplined? Can you lead? Can you truly work as a team? These are some of the questions the cadre will help you answer for yourself as you participate in awesome, hands-on ...

Founded on Dec. 1, 1941, to mobilize the nation's civilian aviation resources for national defense service, CAP has evolved into a premier public service organization that still carries out emergency service missions when needed — in the air and on the ground.

The origins of Civil Air Patrol date to 1936, when Gill Robb Wilson, World War I aviator and New Jersey director of aeronautics, returned from Germany convinced of impending war. Wilson envisioned mobilizing America’s civilian aviators for national defense, an idea shared by others.

Schofield Armory, RI National Guard Cranston, RI 02920. Meeting Time: Thursdays 6:30pm-9:30pm. Unit Commander: 1st Lt Robert Alves. Contact Phone #: (401) 465-6016. Contact Email Address: [email protected]

The purpose of the Civil Air Patrol Inspector General System is, in part, to create an independent and objective system that: 1. Resolves problems affecting the Civil Air Patrol mission promptly and objectively.