page_title: South Dakota Wing Civil Air Patrol
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: South Dakota Wing Civil Air Patrol / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: SDWG aircraft flies past Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
context_page_description: South Dakota Wing Civil Air Patrol is the highest echelon of CAP in the state of South Dakota. The wing headquarters is at the Rapid City Regional Airport in Rapid City, South Dakota. SDWG reports to CAP's North Central Region, which in turn reports to CAP National Headquarters at Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
  The wing consists of squadrons, the basic unit of CAP. At present SDWG consists of three administrative squadrons and eight "composite" squadrons that are composed of cadets and senior members. SDWG is currently commanded by Colonel Nicholas Gengler.
context_section_description: Below wing level are squadrons. SDWG has three administrative squadrons and eight operational squadrons. The operational squadrons are at the local level of the CAP organization. They meet weekly to conduct CAP's three core missions and are on-call 24/7 to respond to requests for emergency assistance. In South Dakota Wing all eight of the operational squadrons are "composite" squadrons in that they offer programs for both cadets and senior members.
caption: SDWG Cessna 182T flies past Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
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