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11/06/2026

85 for 85, day 80. As we celebrate Civil Air Patrol's 85th anniversary, today's photo highlight is of a Teacher Orientation flight. The smiles say it all. 2026

11/03/2026

85 for 85, day 79. As we celebrate Civil Air Patrol's 85th anniversary, today's photo highlight is of the Wingtra sUAS. 2024

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11/02/2026

Congratulations!

10/30/2026

85 for 85, day 78. As we celebrate Civil Air Patrol's 85th anniversary, today's photo highlight is of ground team training in 2023.

10/29/2026

A South Dakota Wing UAS team collected more than 1,400 photos to support the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s search for missing 25-year-old Jory Low Dog, last seen near Dupree on September 18.

Four SDWG members conducted the UAS search on-site, while 11 additional wing members reviewed photos remotely. Each photo set was evaluated by at least two members, and images showing unusual items were forwarded to tribal police with GPS coordinates for follow-up

10/27/2026

85 for 85, day 77. As we celebrate Civil Air Patrol's 85th anniversary, today's photo highlight takes us soaring over South Dakota's beautiful Black Hills and a breathtaking view of Mount Rushmore. 2019

10/23/2026

85 for 85, day 76. As we celebrate the 85th anniversary of Civil Air Patrol, today's photo highlight is the day a SDWG aircrew flew the state’s first COVID-19 vaccines for distribution. 2021

10/22/2026

South Dakota Wing has been mapping a river in Idaho this month for researchers at the Center for Sustainable Solutions, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Lt. Jim Brown and Capt. Sylvia Small have been flying the Wingtra drone with multispectral camera, flying 44 flights for 23.6 hours of data collection so far.

10/20/2026

85 for 85, day 75. As we celebrate the 85th anniversary of Civil Air Patrol, today's photo highlight is the view from a CAP glider of the tow plane. 2020

10/19/2026

There is nothing more exciting than your first orientation flight, and the Crazy Horse Squadron felt that excitement times four today!

Four cadets took to the skies for their first orientation flights with Maj. Lori Fussell, gaining a firsthand look at aviation and experiencing the thrill of flying.

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Box Elder, SD

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+16053934215

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https://sdwg.cap.gov/

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