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Special Notice

Squadron Activities Day is the first Saturday of every month.

CAP Planes at Deer Valley Airport

During operational exercises, cadet orientation flights, and search and rescue missions, multiple CAP planes may be on the ramp at Deer Valley Airport.

Drones in the Desert

Members of the squadron are constantly training to improve their drone-flying skills.

Inside the envelope

Deer Valley cadets have the opportunity to work with hot air balloons at local events.

Aircraft ground handling

Both cadets and senior members learn aircraft ground handling skills.

Land Navigation Exercise

Cadets participated in a land navigation exercise, with drones helping them to find targets.

How to Join CAP

North Carolina Wing Assists in Hurricane Response

Members of Civil Air Patrol’s North Carolina Wing have launched 56 flights totaling 159 hours conducting airborne imagery and photography operations across the state in support of the Hurricane Helene disaster response.In its role as the U.S. Air For...

Geospatial Team Assessing Hurricane Destruction

As Hurricane Helene gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico before landfall along the shores of Florida, members of the Civil Air Patrol Geospatial Team were working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Response Geospatial Office in p...

Boots on the Ground, Planes in the Air: Georgia Members Help Helene Victims

Cadet Lt. Col. Ann Grammer was 12 when she joined Civil Air Patrol in June 2019. At the time, she just wanted to play video games and sports. With CAP, she thought she might learn how to fly a plane.But a cadet mentor changed the tra...

Aerospace Education