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Maj Janice Podgurski, Arkansas Wing

Posted on October 20, 2022 at 3:10 PM by Virginia Smith

Maj Janice Podgurski talks with a student in a classroom

Maj. Janice Podgurski is the Arkansas Wing Deputy Director of Education and Fort Smith Composite Squadron Commander. October 20, 2022...

2nd Lt. Christine Lobetti (Florida Wing)

Posted on August 17, 2022 at 9:20 PM by Virginia Smith

Lt. Lobetti participates in a cadet promotion ceremony

2nd Lt. Christine Lobetti, Deputy Commander and AEO of Fruit Cove Cadet Squadron in Florida, participates in her daughter's cadet...

Lt. Col. LouAnn Maffei-Iwuc and Capt. Leslie Kneipfer (Massachusetts Wing)

Posted on July 21, 2022 at 1:40 PM by Virginia Smith

Col. Joe Kittinger presents the Kittinger Cup to the winning cadets and their AEOs

Lt. Col. LouAnn Maffei-Iwuc (far right) and Capt. Leslie Kneipfer (far left) led their squadrons in collaborating to win the...

Lt. Col. Karen Cooper, NER DCS/AE, continues to be fascinated by STEM throughout long CAP career

Posted on May 17, 2022 at 12:04 PM by Virginia Smith

Lt. Col. Karen Cooper talks with two CAP members at a former CAP national conference open house

Lt. Col. Karen Cooper has been a member of CAP since 1971 and has always been fascinated by AE/STEM. May...

Maj. John Spangler, South Dakota DAE, enjoys helping cadets achieve aviation goals

Posted on April 14, 2022 at 10:54 AM by Virginia Smith

Maj. John Spangler demonstrates air flow at a wind tunnel.

Maj. John Spangler, South Dakota Wing DAE, shows students at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology a model of...

Lt. Col. Paul Adams Willard II, Virginia DAE and current Brewer Lifetime Achievement award recipient, reflects on long CAP career

Posted on February 10, 2022 at 9:51 AM by Virginia Smith

Lt. Col. Paul Willard talks with a guest at a CAP booth.

Lt. Col. Paul Adams Willard II shares Civil Air Patrol information at the Virginia Aviation Business Association Legislative Reception. February...

Capt. Nancy Parra-Quinlan of Arizona Wing promotes lifelong learning, STEM careers in squadron and classroom

Posted on January 11, 2022 at 10:20 AM by Virginia Smith

Capt. Nancy Parra-Quinlan work with the RC plane which sits on a deskin her classroom

Capt. Nancy Parra-Quinlan, an AEO in Mesa, Arizona, is also an educator who was named Arizona Teacher of the Year...

Lt. Col. Constance "CJ" Muncy of Virginia Wing enjoys helping youth pursue aviation fields, STEM careers

Posted on December 10, 2021 at 12:58 PM by Virginia Smith

Lt. Col. CJ Muncy works the CAP robotic arm STEM Kit

Lt. Col. Constance "CJ" Muncy works with the CAP robotic arm STEM kit. December 9, 2021 Meet Lt. Col. Constance...

Maj. Carl Knox, Oregon squadron's STEM teams director, credits cadets' work, values for teams' success

Posted on November 10, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Virginia Smith

Maj. Carl Knox speaks to the cadet squadron

Maj. Carl Knox has been a CAP member since 2004 and serves in Oregon's Aurora Composite squadron. November 10, 2021...

Capt. Burton Dicht of New York enjoys sharing his knowledge of aerospace engineering with youth

Posted on October 14, 2021 at 9:00 AM by Virginia Smith

Capt. Burton Dicht poses with cadets after a rocket building activity

Capt. Burton Dicht, far right, has been in Civil Air Patrol more than 8 years. October 13, 2021 Meet Capt....
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