Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol


The Alaska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Alaska. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in Elmendorf Air Force Base. The Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at over 17 locations across the state of Alaska.

Mission

The Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education.

Emergency services

The Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, including: search and rescue missions; disaster relief, including providing air and ground transportation of emergency supplies and disaster relief officials to disaster areas; humanitarian services, including the transport of blood and human tissue; Air Force support; and counter-drug operations.

Cadet programs

Cadets aged 12 to 21 may participate in a 16-step cadet program which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.

Aerospace education

The CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public; internal training is provided to cadets and senior members through the CAP program, while education is provided to the general public through workshops conducted through the education system.

Organization

The Alaska Wing is divided into seventeen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
DesignationSquadron NameLocationNotes
AK001Alaska Wing Headquarters SquadronElmendorf Air Force Base
AK009Ninth Composite SquadronFairbanks
AK010Homer FlightHomerClosed
AK011Kenai Composite SquadronKenai
AK015Anchorage Polaris Composite SquadronAnchorage
AK01717th Composite SquadronElmendorf Air Force Base
AK022Juneau Southeast Composite SquadronJuneau
AK025Seward Cadet FlightSewardClosed
AK027Delta Force Cadet SquadronDelta Junction
AK065Baranof Composite SquadronSitkaClosed
AK066Bethel Composite SquadronBethel
AK068Bristol Bay FlightKing Salmon
AK071Eielson 71st Composite SquadronEielson Air Force Base
AK072Valdez Composite SquadronValdez
AK073Mat-Su Composite SquadronWasilla
AK076Birchwood Composite SquadronChugiak
AK085Tok Composite SquadronTok
AK087Kodiak Island Composite SquadronKodiak
AK091Gateway Composite SquadronKetchikan
AK092Yukon Composite SquadronGalenaClosed
AK093Lake Hood Cadet SquadronAnchorage
AK099Alaska State Legislative SquadronElmendorf Air Force Base