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Civic Leadership Academy Prepares CAP Cadets For Future Success

Weeklong Experience In Washington, D.C., One Of America’s Premier Civic Education Activities

Twenty-four of Civil Air Patrol’s outstanding cadets are gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for the Civic Leadership Academy, part of a real-world, hands-on experience long recognized as one of America’s premier civic education activities.

Possible Human Remains Found At Suspected SBD-5 Accident Site

Additional Airplane Parts Thought To Be From 1940 Crash Also Found In East Central Florida

Volunteers combing an area in east-central Florida where a Navy SBD-5 Dauntless is thought to have gone down in 1940 have uncovered additional airplane parts, and possible human remains.

Prince Harry Will Stay In The Army, But Not Fly Combat Again

Captain Wales To Continue Working With Injured Troops

Perhaps the best-known pilot in the U.K.'s Army Air Corps says he will no longer fly Apache helicopters in combat.

Pilot Error Cause Of F-16 Mid-Air Collision In October

Air Force Investigators Wrap Up Investigation, Both Pilots Survived

An Air Force Investigation Board report released last Friday indicates errors on the parts of two pilots involved in a training mission in October caused their F-16s to collide in mid air. One aircraft went down, but the other was able to return and land with a portion of its right wing missing. Both pilots survived the accident.