The Minnesota 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. Thomas Theis, CAP |
| Vice Commander | Lt. Col. Michael Moen, CAP |
| Current Statistics | |
| Squadrons | 23 |
| Cadets | 606 |
| Seniors | 769 |
| Total Membership | 1375 |
| Statistics as of 16 February 2012[1] | |
Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol (MNWG) is one of 52 wings (50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.) in the Civil Air Patrol (the official United States Air Force Auxiliary). Headquartered in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, there are 23 squadrons listed on the MNWG website.[2]
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MNWG is well known across the nation for its Aerospace Education program, and more specifically for its Flight Academy in Mankato, Minnesota. Every year, cadets from Minnesota, and sometimes places as far away as California come to the Academy. The Academy offers powered instruction in Cessna 172s, Cessna 182s and non-powered Blanik gliders. The goal of the Academy is to provide cadets with enough training to potentially complete their first solo flight while at the Academy.
Many of the Squadrons in MNWG have cadets in them (as either a composite Squadron or a Cadet Squadron). Minnesota's encampment is held every year at Camp Ripley.
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