Drug Demand Reduction Funding Eliminated
By Monty | AuxBeacon News Contributor [Editor’s Note: We received this letter in our inbox. Thank you for your contribution. This is how the Civil Air Patrol is spinning this.] Thanks to funding provided by…
Waste
Frank Says… on the Wreaths Across America Scam
By Helen Wheels | AuxBeacon News Contributor The consensus opinion from charity evaluation and watch dog groups is that Wreaths Across America is not up to standards at best, an organization that dodges questions for…
Civil Air Patrol Dues Increase
By AuxBeacon News Staff September 29, 2017 Greetings Members of the PAWG: I would like to take a moment of your time to explain to you since some members got an email from NHQ, but…
Disaster Relief Needs Oversight to Stop Waste & Fraud
Aggregated by AuxBeacon News Staff [Editor’s Note: Abuse and reprisal problems within Civil Air Patrol lead to it often being in need of money. Nick Schwellenbach, Director of Investigations at POGO, has written a piece…
CAP Sidles Up for Credit on Downed Plane in West Virginia
Aggregated by AuxBeacon News Staff [Editor’s Note: Civil Air Patrol has an interesting way of wording their stories so as to appear to be receiving credit even when their contributions amount to merely burning aviation…
CAP Talkers Critique Hurricane Harvey Response
By AuxBeacon News Staff [Editor’s Note: Several of our readers wanted to share critical member comments regarding Civil Air Patrol’s Awards Ceremony in San Antonio and the SAR/DR effort for Hurricane Harvey. The more economically…
AuxNewsNow Snares Lt Col Scott McCleneghan
by Agatha Gator | AuxBeacon News Contributor AuxNewsNow is a defunct parody site that turned real Civil Air Patrol events into parody pieces in which the names were changed. Those well connected in the program…
Opposition Growing to CAP’s Halloween Costume
By Skylar Caldwell | LinkedIn News [Editor’s Note: The natives are restless with torches and pitchforks over CAP Col Richard Greenwood’s Frankenstein uniform monster.] ***This article is written specifically for members of Civil Air Patrol,…
Southeast Region Headquarters Ended FY15 Over $6,000 in the Red
By AuxBeacon News Staff [Editor’s Note: We received this document from a contributor today who is currently in Georgia Wing. CAP Col Al Bedgood, who did not term out until June 6th 2015, would have…
CAP Kentucky Aircrew Fails to Find Missing Plane
By Robert Canning | Associated Press [Editor’s Note: If this plane had not been found by the Sheriff’s helicopter, CAP Kentucky Wing certainly would not have found him. The CAP was searching 3 to 4…
New York Wing Commander Funding Proposal
HEADQUARTERS CIVIL AIR PATROL NEW YORK WING UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT – 24 LOOP ROAD, BLDG 1 WHITE PLAINS NY 10604-1218 Tel: 914-683-1000 Fax: 914-683-1005 Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the…
CAP Inspector General Complaint Trends
By Jack Schupp | The IG Audience Newsletter, Jan 2015 I am always surprised, and not particularly amused, by the fact that CAP has so many IGs (and lawyers) who spend so much time attending…