Structure
Pennsylvania Wing is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in Pennsylvania. PA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, who reports to CAP National Headquarters.
Pennsylvania Wing Headquarters is located in a renovated World War Two Post Exchange (PX) and Non Commissioned Officers Club (NCO Club) at Fort Indiantown Gap in Annville, Pennsylvania. Offices, classrooms, a communications center and an emergency operations center are located inside the Headquarters. Additionally, the headquarters building is located approximately one mile from Muir Army Airfield.
Reporting to the Wing level, Pennsylvania is divided into six geographic groups and one School Group (Group 800). Each group conducts training, activities, classroom learning and programs, with actual missions assigned to a group from the Wing. Originally, the state was divided into three groups (western, central, and eastern); but with an increasing number of squadrons, PAWG divided split each group into northern and southern sections, creating six groups in 2007.
Reporting to each group are 76 squadrons. Squadrons are the local level of organization and serve the local community, and squadrons meet weekly to conduct conducts training, activities, classroom learning and programs to carry out the three missions of Civil Air Patrol - Emergency Services, Cadet Programs, and Aerospace Education.
There are three types of Civil Air Patrol squadrons.
- A cadet squadron focus primarily on providing for cadets.
- A senior squadron is a unit dedicated to allowing senior members to focus on CAP's missions.
- Composite squadrons have both cadets and senior members working together.
As of December 1, 2011, the PA Wing operates 76 squadrons, in seven groups, 15 aircraft, 43 ground vehicles and a state-wide radio communications network that is operational 24/7 and is part of a national network.
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