MORRIS COUNTY — The local squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxiliary will be holding an information night and open house on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Dover American Legion Hall in Dover.
The Picatinny Composite Squadron consists of approximately 30 seniors and cadets, aged 12-18 years old. Activities available to teens include aerospace education, STEM, drones and rocketry, emergency services training, military customs and courtesies, encampments and the opportunity to receive orientation flights in gliders and powered aircraft.
If you are interested in exploring membership in CAP and would like to learn more about the squadron’s activities as well as how to join, you are invited to attend this event. Free refreshments will be served, displays and information will be available, and you will have the opportunity to meet and greet squadron members.
The national organization of Civil Air Patrol is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. CAP has 58,000 adult and youth members nationwide, and maintains more than 500 aircraft throughout the country. In 2014, Congress awarded CAP members who served during World War II with a Congressional Gold Medal recognizing their contributions towards the war effort stateside.
The Picatinny Composite Squadron is part of the CAP Northeast Region, New Jersey Wing. Its members are comprised of adults and teens from 12-18 from Morris, Warren and Sussex Counties. The group meets every Tuesday night from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information please visit www.picatinnycap.org or www.gocivilairpatrol.com.
