Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol

The Kentucky Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Kentucky. Kentucky Wing headquarters are located in Frankfort.[2] The Kentucky Wing consists of over 600 cadet and adult members at over 19 locations across the state of Kentucky.[3]

Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol
Kentucky Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander Col Darrel D. Williamson
Vice Commander Lt Col Robert Sobotka
Command NCO SMSgt Michael C. Felts
Current statistics
Squadrons19
Cadets357
Seniors438
Total Membership795
Statistics as of 2019[1]

Mission
Lt. Col. Ash Groves briefs members of the Civil Air Patrol Paducah Composite Squadron and Boy Scout Troop 4.

The Kentucky Wing performs the three primary missions of the Civil Air Patrol: providing emergency services; providing a cadet program for youth; and offering aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.[4]

Emergency services

Providing emergency services includes performing search and rescue and disaster relief missions; as well as assisting in humanitarian aid assignments. The CAP also provides Air Force support through conducting light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol can also offer support to counter-drug missions.[5]

In January 2009, members of the Kentucky Wing, along with CAP members from the Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio Wings, flew sorties surveying damage and boosting communications for the Kentucky National Guard following a severe ice storm, while CAP ground crews assisted National Guardsmen in going door to door to perform wellness checks on residents.[6]

In April 2015, members of the Kentucky Wing were called to assist the Red Cross to help with victims of flooding that occurred in Louisville, Kentucky. In that same month, they supported the Red Cross for 3 days until their assistance was no longer needed.

It may also be noted that members of the Kentucky Wing have been requested by the Governor on several occasions to take surveillance photographs of numerous areas stricken with disasters. These photographs have assisted not only members of the Ground Teams of the Kentucky Wing, but also several other disaster relief teams in knowing where to go first.

Cadet programs

The Civil Air Patrol offers cadet programs for youth aged 12 to 21. Cadets receive training in aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.[7]

Aerospace education

The Civil Air Patrol offers aerospace education for CAP members and the general public; this includes offering training to the members of the CAP, and facilitating teaching workshops for youth through schools and public aviation events.[8]

Kentucky Civil Air Patrol Wing Commanders
Senior Master Sgt. Les Hart, a moral leadership officer and drill instructor from the 202nd Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Bedford County, Kentucky, orders attendees to attention.
Commander's NameRankPeriod of Command Service
Albert Henry NearColonel1941–1942
Carl W. UlrichMajor1942
Charles H. GartrellMajor1942–1943
Howard B. BrownCaptain1943
William S. RinehartColonel1943–1946
Charles E. HallColonel1946–1949
John B. Wathen IIIColonel1949–1953
Francis A. BlevinsColonel1953–1957
Houston H. DoyleColonel1957–1958
Carlos O. PuckettColonel1958–1959
James A. DenhamColonel1959–1961
Francis A. BlevinsColonel1961–1965
George B. CarterColonel1965–1969
Richard R. DooleyColonel1969–1971
Charles E. Lynn, Jr.Colonel1971–1972
John F. PriceColonel1972–1976
William R. RitterColonel1976–1977
Herman H. BishopColonel1977–1980
Nathaniel L. TuckerColonel1980–1982
George M. HudsonColonel1982–1986
William K. HughesColonel1986–1991
Denzil AllenColonel1991–1994
Douglas N. HuffColonel1994–1997
Jimmie W. CantrellColonel1997–1998
Michael A. CooperColonel1998–1999
John F. PriceColonel1999–2000
Loretta L. HolbrookColonel2000–2004
Henry L. HeaberlinColonel2004–2009
Robert J. KoobColonel2009–2013
James F. HugginsColonel2013–2016
David A. KantorColonel2016–2017
Darrel D. WilliamsonColonel2017- Present

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Organization
Squadrons of the Kentucky Wing[10][11]
Designation Squadron Name Location Notes
KY011 Paducah Composite Squadron Paducah
KY039 Louisville Composite Squadron Crestwood
KY050 Boone County Composite Squadron Walton
KY057 Bowling Green Composite Squadron Bowling Green
KY058 Flying Phoenix Composite Squadron Frankfort
KY073 Campbell County Composite Squadron Newport
KY122 Danville Senior Flight Danville
KY123 KYANG Composite Squadron Louisville
KY131 Bardstown Composite Flight Bardstown
KY214 Bowman Field Senior Squadron Louisville
KY216 Fort Campbell Composite Squadron Clarksville
KY221 Bluegrass Senior Squadron Lexington
KY222 Van Meter Cadet Squadron Lexington
KY223 Owensboro Composite Squadron Owensboro
KY300 Southern Kentucky Cadet Squadron Bowling Green

See also

References
  1. "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol., login required
  2. "Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol". Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. "2014 Statistics" (PDF). Capmembers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. "Civil Air Patrol". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. "Emergency Services". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. "Ice Storm Puts Kentucky in Deep Freeze" (PDF). Capmembers.com. 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. "Cadet Programs". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. "Aerospace Education". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. "CAP Kentucky Wing Organizational Report". CAP eServices. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. "Squadrons". Kentucky Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  11. "Civil Air Patrol Unit Directory" (PDF). Gocivilairpatrol.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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