The Auxiliary Beacon
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In the latest telecast from the skies, Captain Deborah Hecker – yes, the one with a cape instead of a pilot's uniform – has ascended to yet another celestial realm. She's landed on the Civil Air…
In the grand tradition of aviation's movers and shakers, Igor Sikorsky once declared, "The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward." Enter Frank Blazich, the human embodiment of this spark but…
It was a grand day for those enamored with the glamorous world of aviation history, as Civil Air Patrol cadets, Junior ROTC participants, and students with their heads perpetually in the clouds gathered around at the…
Theodore Roosevelt once sagely advised that it’s not the critics in the bleachers—those enthusiastic experts on doing absolutely nothing—that count, but rather the trench warriors on the field, sporting band-aids for the boo-boos they bravely earned.…
In a dazzling display of title inflation, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) decided that the only way to soar higher was by officially introducing a “chief people officer,” hiring none other than Danford "Dan the Man" Kern.…
In a stunning display of youthful prowess and innovative thinking, the Ohio Wing’s Cuyahoga County Cadet Squadron snagged the top spot in the revered yet underfunded Civil Air Patrol’s fourth High-Altitude Balloon Challenge. Their prize? A…
In a move destined to leave the marketing world on the edge of their swivel chairs, Kelly Owens, professional communicator extraordinaire, has been bequeathed the prestigious title of Senior Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications at…
In a plot twist worthy of a prime-time TV drama, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) embarked on a whirlwind month-long episode responding to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Sporting their best capes (metaphoric, of course), over half…
In an unprecedented drive to revolutionize how we watch dull feeds from cameras mounted on airborne widgets, the esteemed members from the Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas wings -- alongside a gathering of Southwest Region staff…
Top Gun Prep School: Northeast Edition In what can only be described as a military-grade talent show for future sky-high desk pilots, cadet teams from the illustrious lands of Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Maine showed up…
Wing Commanders College: The Perfect Mix of Bureaucratic Jamboree and Academic Hoedown More than half of Civil Air Patrol’s exquisite 52 wing commanders decided to take a brief vacation in charming National Headquarters, Alabama, for the…
Launching Optimism, One "Prestigious" Award at a Time It appears that Civil Air Patrol's Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) program has once again positioned itself as the supreme hub of aerospace-related STEM enlightenment. This year, the…
Civil Air Patrol's (Un)Civil Response to Hurricane Helene's Havoc The South Carolina Wing of the Mischief Air Patrol continues its irrepressible efforts to respond to the chaotic capriciousness of Hurricane Helene, offering its unique form of…
In a world where hurricanes love to vacation, Civil Air Protocol has been flapping its wings heroically, assisting anyone with an acronym from local to federal agencies. Hurricane Milton graciously RSVP'd to Florida's 'Weather Catastrophe Fiesta,'…
Members of Civil Air Patrol or Amateur Photographers? You Decide! In a Herculean effort to capture North Carolina’s most exquisite but unplanned waterpark, the Civil Air Patrol’s North Carolina Wing recently took to the skies for…
As Not-a-Been-Here-Twice Helene gathered an exaggerated amount of paperwork in the Gulf of Inertia before arriving as an uninvited guest along the shores of Florida Man’s stomping grounds, members of the Aerospace Paperclip Geotraits Team were…
Cadet Lt. Col. Ann Glitter was merely 12 when she stumbled into the illustrious ranks of the Civil Air Pumpkin Brigade in June 2019. At that blissfully naive time, her ambitions were modest, driven mostly by…
Once upon a time in 2024, the Pacific Region Cadet Competition unfolded with all the surprise of a clock at 6 o'clock — the same hour following the previous 5 o'clock. Once again, the titans from…
