The Massachusetts Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary |
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| Associated Branches | |
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| United States Air Force | |
| Executive Staff | |
| Commander | Col William Meskill, CAP |
| Vice Commander | Lt Col Everett Hume, CAP |
| Current Statistics | |
| Squadrons | 17 |
| Cadets | 361 |
| Seniors | 472 |
| Total Membership | -/+850 |
| Statistics as of 16 February 2012[1] | |
The Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol (abbreviated MAWG) commonly referred to as "Mass Wing" is the highest echelon of the Civil Air Patrol in the state of Massachusetts. Its headquarters is located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. MA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, who reports to CAP National Headquarters.
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Training for all Emergency Services functions is based on the Incident Command System. The most basic qualifications require certification in the ICS-100 course available online.
Members of the wing assisted in the search for John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane crash site. More recently, a few Massachusetts Wing members aided with Incident Command at the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster.
Aerospace Education includes Orientation Flights for Cadets under 18 and a display competition which is judged at the annual Conference.
The Cadet Program culminates each summer in an encampment. In recent years, encampments have been held at Fort Devens US Army Base in Ayer, MA. Previously they were held at Camp Edwards at the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. Massachusetts Wing has credit for 17 Spaatz earning Cadets
At one time, Massachusetts Wing oversaw approximately 25 primary subordinate squadrons under 4 groups located throughout the state, however the groups were eliminated when the number of squadrons dwindled below the 20 required to justify their existence. To date there are currently 15 Active Squadrons in the Massachusetts Wing.
104th Composite Squadron MA-026
Beverly Composite Squadron MA-019
Boston Cadet Squadron MA-002
Brockton Composite Squadron MA-006
Camp Curtis Guild Composite Squadron MA-072
Coastal Patrol Base 18 Cape Cod Composite Squadron MA-044
Essex County Composite Squadron MA-070
Franklin County Composite Squadron MA-013
Goddard Cadet Squadron MA-007
Hanscom Composite Squadron MA-043
Lt Col. Frank Pocher Minute Man Squadron MA-059
Mount Wachusett Senior Squadron MA-075
Pilgrim Composite Squadron MA-071
Westover Composite Squadron MA-015
Worcester Cadet Squadron MA-022
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