Indiana Wing Civil Air Patrol

The Indiana Wing Civil Air Patrol (abbreviated INWG) is the highest echelon of the Civil Air Patrol in the state of Indiana. Its headquarters are located in Indianapolis, Indiana at the 38th Infantry Division Armory. The Indiana Wing involves more than 1300 adult and youth volunteers organized into five group headquarters, a legislative squadron, and 30 subordinate squadrons located throughout the state, including four School Enrichment Programs. Civil Air Patrol's largest cadet squadron, the Anderson Preparatory Academy Cadet Squadron (GLR-IN-803), is located in Anderson, Indiana.^[2]

Missions

Indiana Wing performs Civil Air Patrol's three congressionally assigned key missions:^[3] emergency services, which includes search and rescue (by air and ground) and disaster relief operations; aerospace education for youth and the general public; and cadet programs for teenage youth.

Indiana Wing support's Civil Air Patrol's Emergency Services missions by flying nine Civil Air Patrol aircraft and operating 12 vans and two mission support trailers.^[4] The Wing operates 13 high frequency (HF) base radios, and 15 very high frequency (VHF) repeaters and 125 VHF base and mobile radios. Indiana Wing is involved in search and rescue,^[5] disaster relief, and counterdrug operations.^[6]

Indiana Wing offers the CAP Cadet Program^[7] in a number of communities across the state, and provides a free orientation flight program that has involved more than 250 cadets in recent years.^[8]

Support for CAP's Aerospace Education mission includes outreach to schools, education for cadets, and participation in local aviation events.^[9] Additionally, Indiana Wing maintains a hot air balloon for aviation education and community outreach.

Organizational structure

Indiana Wing is organized into a wing headquarters unit, five group headquarters overseeing squadrons, and a legislative squadron.

Four of the group headquarters are aligned with Indiana's Department of Homeland Security districts^[10] and have oversight for the squadrons within those districts. The fifth, Indiana School Group, oversees School Enrichment Programs in the State of Indiana.

• Indiana Group I: IDHS Districts 1, 2, and 4
• Indiana Group III: IDHS Districts 3 and 6.
• Indiana Group V: IDHS District V.
• Indiana Group XII: IDHS Districts 7, 8, 9, and 10.
• Indiana School Group: School Enrichment Programs

Past Wing Commanders

Spaatz Award Recipients

Carl A. Spaatz ribbon

The General Carl A. Spaatz Award is the highest award in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. The award honors General Carl A. Spaatz, who was the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and the second National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol.

First awarded in 1964, only 0.5% of CAP cadets ever earn the Spaatz award. Indiana Wing ranks 18th among the 50 U.S. states in the number of Spaatz awards earned. Award recipients from Indiana include:

References

External links

• indiana-wing.org official site