News - 2025 Archive

Registration is open - Join us this summer for the 2025 Massachusetts Wing Encampment, held at Joint Base Cape Cod from July 26 to August 3.

On May 3, members of the Massachusetts Wing’s Westover Composite Squadron joined forces with local volunteers for West Springfield’s annual town-wide cleanup day.

On February 5, eight cadets from the Massachusetts Wing traveled to Boston to meet with state legislators. Representing the Westover Composite Squadron and Brig. General Arthur J. Pierce Cadet Squadron, the cadets received a behind-the-scenes look at the Senate chamber.

Forty-eight cadets and 17 adult members of the Civil Air Patrol from units around New England met at Bridgewater State University on Saturday to kick off planning for the 2025 Encampment.

The Massachusetts Wing welcomed 1st Lt. Kaci Leonard into the ranks of its pilots recently. Leonard is currently the only active women pilot in the Wing and the youngest currently at 22 years old.

Massachusetts Wing (MAWG) cadets and adult members journeyed to New York City to visit the Intrepid Museum in late December 2024 to experience aviation history first-hand. The museum boasts a space shuttle, submarine, and dozens of military aircraft. Activities like the museum trip are intended to offer cadets an out-of-the-classroom STEM learning experience.