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Capt. Brandon Lunsford

CAP, Oklahoma Wing

Lt. Col. Oliver is new commander

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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE – Lt Col. Aaron E. Oliver was recently selected as the next commander of Civil Air Patrol’s Oklahoma Wing. He succeeds Col. David L. Roberts, Jr who assumed command in July 2017. The change of command ceremony will take place at the Oklahoma Wing Conference on July 17 in Broken Arrow,…

Cadets serve Air Guard families

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Civil Air Patrol’s Riverside Flight, based out of the R. L. Jones Airport, Tulsa Technology Center campus, rallied at 5:30 in the morning on October 5 at the Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing to serve during the Fighter Wing’s family day. “The 138th Fighter Wing tries to have a Family day event every year,”…

Local Civil Air Patrol promotes youth

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Civil Air Patrol’s Oklahoma Wing is comprised of 18 units across the state. The newest flight is located at R.L. Jones Airport at the Tulsa Technology Center at 91st Street and Elm Place on the border with Jenks. “We started looking into the possibility of a new flight at the Tulsa Technology Center location when…

Civil Air Patrol gets scholarships

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Civil Air Patrol’s 2019 scholarship finalists have received 91 awards collectively worth $154,570. Each year, CAP provides financial assistance to select, deserving cadets through academic and flight scholarships based on merit or needs-based awards. The scholarship portfolio is announced each fall, and finalists are named the following spring and summer. “For the first time, we…