Konza Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol

Konza Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol Official page for Civil Air Patrol Kansas Wing's Flint Hills Composite Squadron Cadet Squadron-Manhat Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S.

Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force, which consists of regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees. CAP, in its Total Force role, operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coor

dination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 78 lives annually. Civil Air Patrol’s 56,000 members nationwide also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Its members additionally play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 24,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet program. Performing missions for America for the past 75 years, CAP received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 in honor of the heroic efforts of its World War II veterans. CAP also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. Visit www.capvolunteernow.com for more information.

12/19/2021
Six members from the Konza Composite Squadron of the Kansas Civil Air Patrol received the State Emergency Duty Service R...
12/16/2021

Six members from the Konza Composite Squadron of the Kansas Civil Air Patrol received the State Emergency Duty Service Ribbon from the Kansas National Guard for their support of the State of Kansas response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The recipients of the award were: Cadet Capt. Connor Buchanan, 2nd Lt. Marcia Eaton, 1st Lt. Braedon Smith, 1st Lt. Chris Massey, Lt. Col. Mark Weiss, and Col. Roger Eaton

In total 75 CAP volunteers supported the response by transporting personal protection equipment, medical supplies, and ventilators across the state. They contributed over 2,200 volunteer hours in the effort.

The Konza Composite Squadron participated in the Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade, in Manhattan. This year's entry...
12/07/2021

The Konza Composite Squadron participated in the Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade, in Manhattan. This year's entry included a lighted CAP Sign, lighted rifle drill team and decorated CAP van. The mild weather attracted many spectators.

Waiting for the parade to start
12/03/2021

Waiting for the parade to start

NCR-KS-003 cadets c/Amn Travis H. Ford and c/CMSgt Jack M. Massey and SM Capt Elizabeth J. Hale, 1 st Lt Braedon H. Smit...
11/10/2021

NCR-KS-003 cadets c/Amn Travis H. Ford and c/CMSgt Jack M. Massey and SM Capt Elizabeth J. Hale, 1 st Lt Braedon H. Smith and Lt Col Mark L Weiss went to Farpoint Observatory to assist Jan Burgardt, the education coordinator for the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomy League (NEKAAL) with the a night sky tour provided to 30 or so third graders from Cair Paravel Latin School, their parents and teacher. The Saturn and Jupiter were observed visually through the observatory’s 14” Meade catadioptric scope and M13 was electronically imaged through the Tombaugh 26” reflector.

https://nekaal.org/doku.php?id=farpoint_observatory

Story supplied by NCR-KS-003 AEO Lt Col Mark L Weiss, CAP contact [email protected]

5th Tuesday of the month…..let’s Bowl!
09/01/2021

5th Tuesday of the month…..let’s Bowl!

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