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Leapfest
by COURTNEY, RICHARD - Lt Col, CAP, RIWG/DOS 19 Jul '26

19 Jul '26

Cadets and Seniors, Leapfest, the annual international parachute competition, is going to be on August 1st. Cadets and seniors are needed to: a) run scores from the drop zone to the scoring table; b) assist in crowd control; and c) assist in parking. Leapfest will be conducted at 300 Hog House Hill Rd, Exeter, RI 02822. Anticipated meeting time is 0700, but may change. Competition is generally over by 1600. Email me if you are able to help out CAP with this event. Lt Col Richard Courtney Rhode Island Wing Director of Operations Rhode Island Wing Director of Emergency Services Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.636.0659 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> [https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdfnoLZwYhrCXQ3cuLiuYTZOa8q…] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Saturday Emergency Services Exercise
by COURTNEY, RICHARD - Lt Col, CAP, RIWG/DOS 16 Jul '26

16 Jul '26

RIWG Saturday's ES exercise is a go! The showers are forecast to hold off until the afternoon, so we should be able to get an AP sortie or two in the air. Mission base will be at Wing HQ in Cranston with a start time of 0930 for mission staff and 1000 for aircrew and ground team. At this time, we do not have enough members participating as ground team to dispatch a unit. Lt Col Richard Courtney Rhode Island Wing Director of Operations Rhode Island Wing Director of Emergency Services Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.636.0659 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> [https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdfnoLZwYhrCXQ3cuLiuYTZOa8q…] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Rhode Island Wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drone) Opportunities
by FISCHMAN, REUBEN - MAJ, CAP, RI034 13 Jul '26

13 Jul '26

Greetings everyone, I’d like to introduce myself as the new Director of Operations for UAS. I’m excited to be stepping into this role and to help grow our drone program across the Wing. We plan to start conducting UAS training later this summer in coordination with Massachusetts Wing geared towards obtaining the ES qualifications needed to operate our drones (UAS Mission Pilot and UAS Technician). In addition, we will also be partnering with the Wing Aerospace Education Officer to bring the drones and drone education to the squadrons as part of the AE program. My plan is to give every cadet and senior member who wants to get hands on with a drone an opportunity to do so, whether its as a recreational pilot or as a member of the emergency services crew, or both! I will be hosting a virtual information session on Monday, July 27 at 1900 on Teams (see invite link below) where I’ll walk through the drone program, timeline for implementation and opportunities that are available to obtain the necessary training. Whether you’re an experienced drone operator or brand new to flying drones, please attend! In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24171890840668?p=CWzPPOaIIuEaxtO7jP Meeting ID: 241 718 908 406 68 Passcode: B9Vm96we Maj. Reuben FIschman Rhode Island Wing Director of Operations for UAS West Bay Composite Squadron Cyber Education Officer Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 508-274-2567<tel:5082742567> GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<https://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:86BE3F1D-4C57-4394-B056-ABFD1ED1FAAA] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Emergency Services Training
by COURTNEY, RICHARD - Lt Col, CAP, RIWG/DOS 09 Jul '26

09 Jul '26

Greetings All, RIWG will be conducting an Emergency Services Training Exercise Saturday 18 July starting at 0930. The focus will be on aerial photography, and mission base staff, however, all areas will have opportunities to complete tasks and qualifications. We should be finished by 1600. Please respond to this email (NOT REPLY ALL) with your name, CAPID, and area you wish to train in. Best, Lt Col Richard Courtney Rhode Island Wing Director of Operations Rhode Island Wing Director of Emergency Services Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.636.0659 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> [https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdfnoLZwYhrCXQ3cuLiuYTZOa8q…] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Independence Day Message
by WEISS, WARREN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 04 Jul '26

04 Jul '26

Greetings Cadets, Senior Members, Parents & Friends, Happy 4th of July, as we celebrate the historic 250th anniversary of our nation's founding! As you enjoy holiday events today, I encourage you to take a moment to reflect on the deep history of our country, the freedoms we enjoy, and the incredible potential that lies ahead. In Civil Air Patrol, we witness that potential every single day, and I see the future of America in our cadets. Through the leadership, aerospace, and emergency services opportunities offered in CAP, you have the unique chance to do extraordinary things and push beyond their limits. You are the next generation of innovators and leaders. I also see the living pride and history of our nation in our adult members. By serving as mentors, instructors, and guides, you are actively shaping and preparing those future leaders. Your dedication ensures that the values of service and excellence endure. Thank you all for your commitment to our community, state and nation. Have a safe, proud, and happy Independence Day! Semper vigilans, -W -- Col. Warren M. Weiss Rhode Island Wing Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 516.815.8269 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<https://riwg.cap.gov/> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Wing Commander's Intent
by WEISS, WARREN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 29 Jun '26

29 Jun '26

Good morning, Rhode Island Wing- It is my honor to accept command of Rhode Island Wing, and I wanted to share with you my command intent and vision for the Wing - itemized below and attached to this email. Some highlights of the document were disclosed in my speech after accepting command last week. With perseverance, we will measure up to the organization's vision statement of volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures. I am available to talk more in depth to anyone who has questions, comments, or concerns. 1. Rhode Island Wing is a great wing with huge potential; our Wing's leadership will leverage and develop that potential across all departments to improve upon the successes in our vital missions of Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs, and Emergency Services. 2. We will inspire our members to be goal-oriented, so that they can be productive in the organization, achieve those goals, and become better leaders themselves. It is the hope that members will advance in their professional development in any and all aspects of our three missions, in turn, raising morale for themselves, reinforcing the leadership pipeline - especially in terms of succession planning, and building esprit de corps for their units. 3. We will guide our subordinate units to carry out STEM fairs, aviation days, and special meeting nights for visitors that include an aerospace education concern; they are force multipliers for our members’ aerospace education awareness as well as recruitment; the measure of success is 20% new members recruited from each event. There is progress with bringing new Aerospace Education Members onboard, and this will help improve aerospace education awareness and inspire our members to take to the skies. 4. We will utilize Quality Cadet Unit Award criteria and guide our subordinate units to meet those requirements as a goal. Based on a sample of FY26 criteria, the measures of success are as follows: * 100% new cadets to achieve Curry Award within first 8 weeks of joining CAP * 70% new cadets to achieve first orientation flight * 45% cadets achieving Wright Brothers Award * 50% cadets attending encampment * Three TLC graduates * Four different community engagement activities with at least four cadets for each event * STEM kit ordered and completed 5. We will maintain trajectory for emergency services and operations as we continue to carry out our missions effectively and to inspire the next generation of mission leaders, pilots, air crews and ground teams. In addition to Wing and Region TRAEX's, we will look to perform joint exercises involving nearby wings utilizing air and ground assets. 6. We will continue to be effective in the education and training of our adult leaders. While adult members volunteer to ADVANCE our programs, we will communicate every opportunity to ADVANCE IN our programs, and hasten their professional development. Communication is crucial; it is a two (or more) way street, and it will mitigate attrition in our membership. Moreover, we will continue to provide opportunities for our pilots, mission base staff, aircrews, and ground teams to attain and maintain proficiency through appropriately-scheduled training exercises. 7. We will focus on increasing our Wing's membership, to wit: there is strength in numbers, and more members will allow us to be more effective if there is a mutual fit. We will evaluate and improve open houses and outreach exercises to other organizations, and we will develop a system where schools and homeschooling organizations will partake in squadron meetings. Red Ribbon Leadership Academies and STEM fairs scheduled in the fall for each subordinate unit would be commendable. 8. Observing Rhode Island Wing's talented staff, anyone would agree that, as a team, we have the core competency to develop and prosecute tactics to accomplish the desires and goals as presented. As a Wing, we will be more recognized in the community, and thus, be a value proposition for our constituents here and beyond. Semper vigilans, -W -- Col. Warren M. Weiss Rhode Island Wing Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 516.815.8269 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<https://riwg.cap.gov/> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Thank you
by SKRABUT, STAN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 21 Jun '26

21 Jun '26

Hi Team, Over two and a half hours ago, my time as your Rhode Island Wing Commander came to a close. I want to sincerely thank each of you for your support, dedication, and commitment over this past year. Serving alongside you has been a privilege. The strength of this wing comes from its members, who continue to give their time and talent in service to our communities, our state, and our nation. I also want to specifically recognize and thank Col Phil Hirons, our former wing commander, for providing such a strong foundation to build upon. His leadership gave us a great base to work from, and I believe that together we have continued to move the Rhode Island Wing forward. In many ways, I feel we have leveled up as a wing. Now, I ask each of you to provide that same level of support, professionalism, and commitment to your new wing commander, Col Warren Weiss. He will need your continued energy, ideas, teamwork, and dedication as he leads the wing into its next chapter. Rhode Island Wing has tremendous potential, and I encourage all of you to keep building, keep improving, and keep raising the standard. Continue to level up. Thank you again for allowing me the honor of serving with you. Carpe diem, Col Stan Skrabut Rhode Island Wing Director of Education & Training Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 307.287.8147 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<http://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:d3bc3694-3df8-4314-b717-546de535c0f6] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures

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Reminder: Change of Command
by SKRABUT, STAN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 21 Jun '26

21 Jun '26

Hi Team, I would like to remind you that we will be holding a change of command, today, 21 June 2026 at 1100 hrs. It will occur at Wing Headquarters, 19 Foster Road, Cranston, RI. Hope to see you there. Carpe diem, Col Stan Skrabut Rhode Island Wing Interim Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 307.287.8147 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<http://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:1b8b5a49-4d21-4325-99c5-7414574e9c62] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures

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2nd Request NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June Availability Request by 19 Jun
by HIRONS, PHILIP - Col, CAP 16 Jun '26

16 Jun '26

Sent on behalf of Lt Col Courtney RI Wing will be participating in the NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June and we need to know what Base Staff & Aircrew we have available to request additional assets before the exercise starts. We need a complete mission base: IC, OSC, PSC, MSO, and AOBD If you have or are in training (or want to be) for any of these qualifications please indicate this with your availability. MRO, CUL, MSA are also needed for the base. We need air crew for photo missions MP, AP if the AP is in training status we need a 3rd for evaluation Please indicate if you are a SET for any of the qualifications listed above. Please respond to me directly (not reply all) with your availability. v/r Col. Philip G. Hirons, Jr. Rhode Island Wing Inspector General Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.439.5312<tel:401.439.5312> GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap,gov<https://cap-signature-generator.netlify.app/riwg.cap,gov> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June Availability Request by 19 Jun
by HIRONS, PHILIP - Col, CAP 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

Sent on behalf of Lt Col Courtney RI Wing will be participating in the NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June and we need to know what Base Staff & Aircrew we have available to request additional assets before the exercise starts. We need a complete mission base: IC, OSC, PSC, MSO, and AOBD If you have or are in training (or want to be) for any of these qualifications please indicate this with your availability. MRO, CUL, MSA are also needed for the base. We need air crew for photo missions MP, AP if the AP is in training status we need a 3rd for evaluation Please indicate if you are a SET for any of the qualifications listed above. Please respond to me directly (not reply all) with your availability. v/r Col. Philip G. Hirons, Jr. Rhode Island Wing Inspector General Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.439.5312<tel:401.439.5312> GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap,gov<https://cap-signature-generator.netlify.app/riwg.cap,gov> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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