Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol

The Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol (abbreviated MAWG), commonly referred to as "Mass Wing", is the highest echelon of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its headquarters is located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. MA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, which reports to CAP National Headquarters.

Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol
Massachusetts Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander Col John Flaherty, CAP
Vice Commander Lt Col Stephen Hood, CAP
Current statistics
Squadrons12
Cadets296
Seniors415
Total Membership711
Statistics as of 2015[1]

Emergency services

Training for all Emergency Services functions is based on the Incident Command System. The most basic qualifications require certification in the ICS-100 course available online.

Members of the wing assisted in the search for John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane crash site. More recently, a few Massachusetts Wing members aided with Incident Command at the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster.

In April 2020, members of the Massachusetts Wing began assisting the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by helping to load and unload trucks, inventorying personal protective equipment and other needed medical supplies, and assembling orders of those items for delivery to local municipalities around the state.[2]

Aerospace Education

Aerospace Education includes a monthly aerospace education class, up to 7 Orientation Flights for Cadets under 18, and a display competition based on the STEM principles which is judged at the annual Conference.

Cadet Program

The Cadet Program culminates each summer in an encampment. In recent years, encampments have been held at Joint Base Cape Cod, normally in the month of August.

Massachusetts Wing has credit for 17 Spaatz-earning Cadets.

Squadrons

At one time, Massachusetts Wing oversaw approximately 25 primary subordinate squadrons under 4 groups located throughout the state, however the groups were eliminated when the number of squadrons dwindled below the 20 required to justify their existence. To date, there are currently 12 Active Squadrons in the Massachusetts Wing.

Members of the Massachusetts Wing are "apprehended" by security forces during an intercept training mission.
  • Beverly Composite Squadron MA-019
  • Boston Cadet Squadron MA-002
  • Bridgewater State University Squadron MA-005
  • Coastal Patrol 18 Composite Squadron MA-044
  • Essex County Composite Squadron MA-070
  • Brigadier General Arthur J. Pierce Squadron MA-013
  • Goddard Cadet Squadron MA-007
  • Hanscom Composite Squadron MA-043
  • Lt Col. Frank Pocher Minute Man Squadron MA-059
  • Pilgrim Composite Squadron MA-071
  • Westover Composite Squadron MA-015
  • Worcester Cadet Squadron MA-022

References
  1. "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol., login required
  2. "Local Civil Air Patrol unit assisting state against COVID-19". Patch Media. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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