About Us

Welcome to Montana Wing, Civil Air Patrol

Our mission is to train leaders, save lives, prevent human suffering, mitigate property damage, and expand aerospace education to members of the community. We do this by empowering our members to take on the challenges of supporting our communities by also providing low cost or free airborne, ground, and communications assets to assist local emergency responders; particularly those in counties with little to no funding. We provide curriculum and STEM tools to education to schools and teachers to instill a love of aerospace and technology. Montana Wing is looking for motivated, high speed, low drag, individuals who are interested in helping make the Civil Air Patrol one of the premier service organizations in Montana. Montana Wing is currently comprised of over 350 dedicated, professional volunteers. For more information please contact us or find a unit near you!

Civil Air Patrol Nationally:

Civil Air Patrol is the longtime auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a valued member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 single-engine aircraft and 1,550 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). It performs about 90% of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 82 lives annually. CAP’s 66,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Operating as a nonprofit organization, CAP also plays a leading role in STEM/aerospace education, and its members serve as mentors to 28,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs.

Matthew J. Bolin, Col, CAP
Commander, Montana Wing