词条 | Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol |
释义 |
|State = Massachusetts |Image = Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol logo.png |Commander = Col John Flaherty, CAP |Vice Commander = Lt Col Stephen Hood, CAP |Chief of Staff = Lt Col Keith Raymond, CAP |Awards= |Squadrons = 13 |Cadets = 296 |Seniors = 415 |Total = 711 |Date = 2015 }} The Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol (abbreviated MAWG), commonly referred to as "Mass Wing", is the highest echelon of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its headquarters is located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. MA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, which reports to CAP National Headquarters. Emergency servicesTraining for all Emergency Services functions is based on the Incident Command System. The most basic qualifications require certification in the [https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b 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 EducationAerospace Education includes Orientation Flights for Cadets under 18 and a display competition which is judged at the annual Conference. Cadet ProgramThe Cadet Program culminates each summer in an encampment. In recent years, encampments have been held at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts. Previously they were held at Camp Edwards at the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. Massachusetts Wing has credit for 17 Spaatz-earning Cadets SquadronsAt 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 13 Active Squadrons in the Massachusetts Wing.
ReferencesExternal links
2 : Wings of the Civil Air Patrol|Military units and formations in Massachusetts |
随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。