Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol

Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol (MNWG) is one of 52 wings (50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.) in the Civil Air Patrol (the official United States Air Force Auxiliary). Headquartered in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, there are 23 squadrons listed on the MNWG website.

Aerospace Education
MNWG is well known across the nation for its Aerospace Education program, and more specifically for its Flight Academy in Mankato, Minnesota. Every year, cadets from Minnesota, and sometimes places as far away as California come to the Academy. The Academy offers powered instruction in Cessna 172s, Cessna 182s and non-powered Blanik gliders. The goal of the Academy is to provide cadets with enough training to potentially complete their first solo flight while at the Academy.

Cadet Programs
Many of the Squadrons in MNWG have cadets in them (as either a composite Squadron or a Cadet Squadron). Minnesota's encampment is held every year at Camp Ripley.

Unit links

 * 130th Composite Squadron Lakeville, MN
 * Anoka County Composite Squadron Anoka, MN
 * Crookston Composite Squadron Crookston, MN
 * Crow Wing Composite Squadron Brainerd, MN
 * Duluth Composite Squadron Duluth, MN
 * Ft. Snelling Cadet Squadron Minneapolis, MN
 * Grand Rapids Composite Squadron Grand Rapids, MN
 * Hutchinson Composite Squadron Hutchinson, MN
 * Mankato Composite Squadron Mankato, MN
 * Minnesota State Legislative Squadron St. Paul, MN
 * Northland Composite Squadron Bemidji, MN
 * North Hennepin Composite Squadron Crystal, MN
 * Owatonna Composite Squadron Owatonna, MN
 * Pipestone Senior Squadron Pipestone, MN
 * Red Wing Composite Squadron Red Wing, MN
 * Southeast MN Composite Squadron Rochester, MN
 * St. Cloud Composite Squadron St. Cloud, MN
 * St. Croix Composite Squadron Lake Elmo, MN
 * St. Paul Composite Squadron St. Paul, MN
 * Tri County Senior Squadron Walker, MN
 * Valey Composite Squadron Burnsville, MN
 * Viking Composite Squadron Eden Prairie, MN
 * Worthington Composite Squadron Worthington, MN