Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Apr 15, 2021 9:14 AM The U.S. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol (CAP) National Headquarters gave South Dakota Wing an “Effective” evaluation at the completion of its latest inspection April 9.
Compliance inspections every four years ensure that CAP state organizations are using the resources wisely that the taxpayers and the USAF have entrusted to CAP, including millions of dollars invested in aircraft, vans, radios, and other equipment. The “effective” rating achieved by South Dakota Wing is the highest evaluation possible. “Today, I received word we were rated as ‘effective,’” Col. Nick Gengler, South Dakota Wing commander told the state’s CAP membership. “South Dakota Wing works hard to comply with the expectations of the Air Force and our own national headquarters. This highly successful outside inspection validates the wing’s readiness for important missions like air and ground search, airborne photography and disaster relief.”