Available AE Awards for Individuals and Units

Squadrons, groups, wings, and regions are encouraged to work toward and achieve recognition and awards for the units themselves, or for individuals.  The following are the current AE awards for:

• Squadrons

• Squadron AEO

• Squadron Cadets

• National Awards for AEOs, Cadets, Educator Members, and Individuals/Organizations Associated with CAP

Squadron AE Awards:

1. AE Achievement Award

2. Aerospace Education Excellence Award

Squadron AEO Achievements:

• Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award 

• Aerospace Education Program Specialty Badge

 Squadron Cadet AE Award:

• AFA's Annual Award for CAP Outstanding Squadron Cadet

Each squadron can submit one request annually for an AFA award package through eServices/Logistics/Materials Order/Order Request/Awards/AFA Award.  Questions? afa@capnhq.gov.  

 

NATIONAL LEVEL AE Awards for AEOs, Cadets, Teachers, Individuals/Organizations:

• Selected and presented at the wing, region, and national levels (according to guidelines for each award)

• Each award description, nomination information, and current awardee (if applicable) found below.

AEOs:

Major General Jeanne M. Holm National Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Officer of the Year Award  

• The 2025 recipient - Lt. Col. Peter Arnold of GLR-WI-183                                   

Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award - CAP Senior Member Category

• The 2025 recipient - Capt. Michael Bright, Georgia Wing Director of Aerospace Education                                                     

Cadets:

Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award - CAP Cadet Category

• The 2025 recipient - C/Lt. Col. Michael Porter of PCR-AK-015, Polaris Composite Squadron                                           

AFA's National CAP Aerospace Education Cadet Award

• The 2025 recipient - C/Capt. Daniel J. O'Connell of NCR-MO-140, Platte Valley Composite Squadron

• See the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) article about Cadet O'Connell at  AFA Recognizes Civil Air Patrol Cadets with National Aerospace Education Award  - Air & Space Forces Association                                                        

Individuals or Organizations Working with CAP (Not a CAP Member):

Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award- Individual/Organizational Category

• The 2025 recipient - The Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Dulles, Virginia                

Lifetime Achievement in AE for CAP Member:

Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award, Lifetime Achievement

• This recognition is only awarded when a nominee is identified as a winner. (It is not awarded every year unless warranted. There was no 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement  Award.)

CAP National Aerospace Teacher of the Year:

• The 2025 recipient - Dr. Michael Gottfried, an AEM from New Jersey who is a science teacher and founder of the Roxbury High School Aviation Club  

Don't forget to reach out to AE members or educators in your squadrons who are formal educators and encourage nomination of this award which is presented at the annual national conference. Find all information HERE.

Nomination form for the National CAP AE Teacher of the Year (For teachers)

Nomination form for AE officer/Directors of AE with instructions to upload nomination package to online CAPF 120 in eServices. 

 

Questions?

Contact ae@capnhq.gov