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CAP pilots credit survival to SERE training
May 13, 2024 — Two experienced Civil Air Patrol pilots recently put their survival training to the test, thanks in part to a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape expert assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, when their 1961 Piper Comanche aircraft lost power and hit the frigid waters in Narragansett Bay off the coast of Rhode Island on March 30th... MORE

Civil Air Patrol 1st Lt. Alysia Larson, West Bay Composite Squadron Emergency Services officer and Professional Development officer, and her husband, Capt. Paul Larson, West Bay Composite Squadron Character Development officer, were about a half-mile from Quonset State Airport, R.I., when their aircraft’s engine lost power short of the runway and they found themselves 2,600 feet from shore having to swim in the choppy, frigid water of Narragansett Bay, R.I., March 30, 2024. Alysia Larson credits their survival to training they received from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sam Neitzer, 305th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Tactics noncommissioned officer in charge, at Hawk Mountain Ranger School in July 2022. (Courtesy photo)

New Jersey Civil Air Patrol Honors Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, Jr.
August 2, 2022 — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a letter today remembering the “life and legacy” of Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., World War II hero and one of the U.S. military’s most decorated fighter pilots. Members of Civil Air Patrol presented the letter to U.S. Air Force Col. Wes Adams, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the 87th Air Base Wing commander... MORE

Joint Base MDL implements new Dronebuster technology to deter evolving threat
February 6, 2020 — The 87th Security Forces Squadron on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, live by the motto “Defenders of the Force”. In an age where technology is a prevalent entity around the world, the Defenders of the Force must adapt to new threats that may arise... MORE

Photo of an Airman aiming a Dronebuster device.