College Park Squadron Cadet meetings are held on the first four Wednesdays of every month. From learning drill to studying the stars, Civil Air Patrol meetings provide opportunities to learn a wide range of skills. During the meeting shown here, cadets learn to work together as a flight to demonstrate excellence.
Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a yearly event in which tens of thousands of public volunteers and thousands of WAA volunteers lay wreaths at the graves of fallen service members. The Civil Air Patrol facilitates this event by providing civilian volunteers with wreaths, and WAA volunteers with radio communications support.
Orientation Flights
Every CAP Cadet has an opportunity to fly ten orientation flights as part of the Aerospace Education Program ... five in a powered aircraft and five in a glider. These flights are absolutely free of charge. Cadets who excel in the Cadet Program become eligible to earn their private pilot's license through flight schools and scholarships.
Cadets Learn First Aid
First Aid training is a requirement for Ground Team members and for other emergency service qualifications. Cadets are practicing during a first aid course held at Maryland Wing Headquarters as part of the Maryland Pathfinder program.
MAAM - Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
Pictured here: cadets escort a warbird at the MAAM Airshow. This is an annual event sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania. College Park Squadron travels each year to honor the anniversary of D-Day. Participants have the opportunity to see re-enactments, warbirds, and much more.
Scanner Pilot
Every year pilots and aircrew from the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol spend their summer weekends and holidays flying over the Chesapeake Bay. Crew members coordinate with the United States Coast Guard and a number of state agencies to make this vital waterway safe and secure.
Joint Base Andrews Air Show
The Civil Air Patrol showcases aircraft on static display and gets to watch the airshow in the process. Here the Blue Angels perform directly over the aircraft we use to support the many missions of the Civil Air Patrol.
Ocean City Airshow 2019
Sunrise at the Ocean City Airport ... The Canadian Snowbirds operated out of the Ocean City Airport (KOXB). CAP members assisted at the airport and on the boardwalk in the annual event.
North Carolina Floodwaters
College Park Composite Squadron sent several Ground Teams to North Carolina in the summer of 2018 to assist with the disaster relief efforts. Teams, specially trained for FEMA Point of Distribution, provided local residents with food and water until local businesses and services were once again operational.
Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX)
If interested, cadets can join the squadron's ground team where they learn about- and have opportunities to participate in Search and Rescue Exercises. This photo was taken at a training on 3/27/21 in Mount Airy in which College Park's ground team and Apollo Senior Squadron learned and practiced ground-to-air signals.
Cadet Promotions
On the fourth Wednesday of each month, the College Park Composite Squadron holds promotions and award ceremonies. These events recognize and congratulate cadets for their hard work and dedication to the program.
