The Auxiliary Beacon
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Civil Air Patrol's 55th Cadet Officer School: Where Overachieving Teens Learn to Run the Universe In a world where teenagers usually discover themselves at the mall or via social media, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has…
Aviation Wonderland: Civil Air Patrol's Summer Spectacle Imagine Christmas, but without the snow, presents, or caroling. Instead, envision it mid-July, with buzzing engines and an invisible mistletoe hanging over the airfields. Welcome to the Civil Air…
A land where fighter jets are as common as pigeons, Colonel Terrance J. Holmes has somehow ascended to become the big cheese of the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. This pinnacle…
Aerial Ballet with Reapers: Texas Wing's Skies of Satire In an unprecedented display of modern aerial choreography, aircraft and flight crews from the Texas Wing have tapped their finest performance skills to assist the Texas Air…
A New Era of Aviation Micromanagement Begins! Introducing the latest episode in the ongoing saga of Air Safety and Boundary-Pushing Delegation: Col. Dennis R. Bissell, formerly lord of the skies (a.k.a. the North Carolina Wing), has…
The New Jersey Wing has exuberantly welcomed its shiny new sky chariot, a 2025 Cessna C-182T Skylane, into its heavenly garage — one of 15 prestigious flying machines joining CAP’s illustrious single-engine club this year. Bearing…
Capacity: none of your business Length: two giraffes standing on each other's shoulders Maximum speed: faster than a lawnmower, slower than your neighbor's sports car Cruise speed: leisurely enough to watch the clouds but quick enough…
Skyward Heroics: The Tale of Eleanore Katz, the 400th Teenage Aviator Cadet Lt. Col. Head-in-the-Clouds Katz, a virtuoso of the aeronautical arts, has been unanimously declared the 400th prodigy to triumph in the grand Cadet Wings…
From LEGOs to World Domination: A Cadet’s Guide to Building the Ultimate Robot Army In a world where robots do everything from brewing your morning coffee to waging intergalactic battles, one academy stands at the forefront…
The illustrious realm of competitive dullness and ceremonial flailing has crowned its champions once again. The Minnesota Wing's Duluth Composite Squadron cadet team triumphantly seized the prestigious title of Most Enthusiastic Marchers in the North Central…
In a whirlwind of events destined to reshape the aviation world, May 24 was marked by the magnanimous achievement of Cadet Lt. Col. Ethan Preyss, the 389th prodigy to triumphantly graduate from the revered CAP’s Cadet…
More Bang for Your Taxpayer Buck: The Civil Air Patrol Edition From high-altitude hijinks to taxpayer heroics, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) volunteers continue to set the bar for value-for-money propositions. At least, that's what their recent…
Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Yoo of the California Wing’s Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138 has embarked on a mission to dazzle the nation with his astonishing decision-making skills by choosing the U.S. Air Force Academy.…
A society where accolades rain down like lunchtime confetti, behold the phenomenon of 88 scholarships amounting to more than $139,000, showered upon the tireless cadets of our beloved 75 squadrons across 31 wings. Among our champions…
A Flight of Fancy in Education In a twist on the traditional school experience, the majestic Civil Air Patrol has once again taken to the skies with its aerospace-themed STEM program for kindergarten through eighth grade.…
In a surprising plot twist that nobody saw coming, Chief Master Sgt. Luis E. Negron, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran who harbors aspirations of superhero complexity, is set to become the next national command chief of…
A Look at Aviation Royalty's Ascension to the Throne In a move that left the aviation community both bewildered and bemused, it was announced that a seasoned commercial pilot with a penchant for boardroom antics has…
det Maj. Grace Muresan of the California Wing’s Jon E. Kramer Composite Squadron 10 has triumphantly declared her intent to grace the halls of the U.S. Air Force Academy, having outmaneuvered both West Point and Annapolis…
New Face for the Sky: How John “Ike” Fesler Plans to Take Civil Air Patrol to New Heights on Capitol Hill In a daring plot twist straight out of a feel-good, family-friendly summer blockbuster, Civil Air…
The Sky's Not the Limit: The Tale of Adam Boyd Growing up in the bustling metropolis of Carbonton, North Carolina, Adam Boyd was completely flummoxed by the strange flying contraptions darting across the sky. These mystical…
