Gretel Kizer watched her 14-year-old son complete his week-long encampment with the Civil Air Patrol. “I cried when I dropped him off, I said, ‘you’re ...

In Mexico, Missouri, five kids from Joplin's Civil Air Patrol squadron are using it to learn lessons preparing them for life.

There couldn't have been a better climate to teach teenagers to fly in. "We've had really good weather," said Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Kathy Maxwell. "Usually by now we've had a smoke day or a windy ...

You’ve probably heard of the Civil Air Patrol—but the mission and impact of the Tyler squadron might surprise you. Meet the ...