History
History
Historian: Lt. Col. Christopher Roche
History of Civil Air Patrol
CAP has a very long history. Take a look about how CAP got its start and how we have changed over the decades.
Old photos
A collection of old photographs have been scanned and uploaded to our Flickr page.
Some of them are dated, but most of them are not. If you recognize someone in a photo, let us know.
Squadron awards
The squadron has earned many awards throughout its long history.
A complete list of awards can be found on our Squadron Awards page.
Photos of the awards are uploaded on our Facebook page.
Old news articles
Our squadron’s old Google site website included a host of outstanding news articles.
Those articles have been archived and republished on our archive news articles page.
Old Martin Flyer news letters
Our Martin Flyer newsletter from 2012 – 2014 highlighted our activities, promotions and special events.
Links to view these are available on our news letter archive page.
Squadron commanders
(Rank indicates last known rank of member)
NAME | DATE ASSIGNED |
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Lieutenant Colonel Walter Coats |
? – ? |
Cadet commanders
(Rank indicates highest known cadet rank achieved)
NAME | DATE ASSIGNED |
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Cadet Captain Joel Loftus |
07 April 2005 - ? |