Civil Air Patrol’s New Jersey Wing Receives Prestigious Governor’s Jefferson Award June 27, 022 – JMDL, NJ - “It is with great pride and excitement that I am able to announce that the New Jersey Wing has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Award. Known as the...
Links of Interest John F Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum Title: Remarks to a Group of Civil Air Patrol Cadets, 7 May 1962 Date(s) of Materials: 7 May 1962 Description: Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden to the Civil Air Patrol cadets....
Meet your new ~ NJWG Commander Col Andrew Liput Col. Andrew L. Liput was sworn in as the 24th Commander of the NJ Wing of the Civil Air Patrol on July 10, 2021. He is a three-generation CAP family member. Col Liput’s father, Andrew Liput Sr., served CAP in the...
JB-MDL, New Jersey 10 June 2021 -- Col Andrew L. Liput has been appointed the 24th commander of the New Jersey Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxiliary. Col Liput will formally take command at a ceremony which will be held at Joint Base MDL on...
Two McGuire Composite Squadron Cadets Accept USCGA Appointments By: Maj. Bill Petzinger JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST (March 22, 2021) -- Two cadets from Civil Air Patrols Maj Thomas B. McGuire Composite Squadron have accepted appointments to attend the United States Coast Guard Academy. C/2d Lt Maici Mintchwarner and C/CMSgt Christina Orthodoxou,...
Super Heroes Wear Masks, but Super-Super Heroes Make Them! JOINT BASE McGUIRE, DIX, LAKEHURST, NJ – What do fictional super heroes, such as Batman and Robin, Green Hornet, and the Lone Ranger, have in common? They all wear masks! They do so to protect their identities. Real super heroes –...
NJWG Honors Outstanding Excellence - 6 cadets chosen for 2021 CAP Scholarships. Editor: Capt Lynda Rosencrans NJWG Assistant PAO Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ – Each year the Civil Air Patrol awards cadets scholarships based on merit. There are two scholarship categories; academic and flight with several sub-categories in each area....
In summary: High Level Overview: •5 active Air Force Assigned Missions (AFAMs) •1 Corporate Mission •138 days of sustained response Outcomes: •370 individual members participated (nearly 25% of the wing’s total membership!), including 90 Cadets •2,593 man days of support provided ($597,842 value, and nearly 10% of the national response...
