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{{short description|Vermont wing of the USAF civilian auxiliary}}
{{Civil Air Patrol Wing Infobox
|Image = Vermont Wing Civil Air Patrol logo.png
|State = Vermont
|Commander = [[File:US-O6_insignia.svg|15px]] Col. Richard Beach
|Vice Commander = 
|Chief of Staff = 
|Squadrons = 6
|Awards = 
|Cadets =
|Seniors =
|Total =
|Website = {{URL|https://vtwg.cap.gov/}}
|Date= 14 November 2021}}

The '''Vermont Wing''' of the '''Civil Air Patrol (CAP)''' is the highest echelon of [[Civil Air Patrol]] in the state of [[Vermont]]. Vermont Wing [[headquarters]] are located at 355 Vally Road [[South Burlington, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vtwg.cap.gov/ |title=Vermont Wing Civil Air Patrol|date= 2021 |publisher= Civil Air Patrol|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> The Vermont Wing consists of over 150 cadet and adult members at over 7 locations across the state of Vermont.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/VermontWing_HR_B8A7FCF460DA8.pdf |title=2014 Statistics |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website=Capmembers.com |publisher= |access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref>

==Mission==
The Vermont Wing executes the three missions of the Civil Air Patrol: providing [[emergency services]]; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing [[aerospace]] education for Civil Air Patrol members and the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ |title=Civil Air Patrol |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website=Civil Air Patrol Official Website |publisher= |access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref>

===Emergency services===
[[File:Food POD.jpg|thumb|Civil Air Patrol airman (foreground) assists other agencies at a COVID-19 food point of distribution]]
The Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, which includes performing [[search and rescue]] and [[disaster relief]] missions; assisting in [[humanitarian aid]] assignments; and providing [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] support through conducting light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol offers support to counter-drug missions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/emergency-services/|title=Emergency Services|website=Civil Air Patrol Official Website|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109113931/http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/emergency-services|archive-date=9 November 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Cadet programs===
The Civil Air Patrol runs cadet programs for youth aged 12 to 21, which cover materials such as aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/cadet-programs/|title=Cadet Programs|website=Civil Air Patrol Official Website|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203163209/http://gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/cadet-programs/|archive-date=3 December 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 

===Aerospace education===
The Civil Air Patrol offers aerospace education for Civil Air Patrol members and the general public. The education is provided through the training offered to the cadets of CAP, and also through teaching workshops for youth throughout the nation through schools and public aviation events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/|title=Aerospace Education|website=Civil Air Patrol Official Website|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114172124/http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/about/civil_air_patrols_three_primary_missions/|archive-date=14 November 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Organization==
[[File:A Civil Air Patrol Maule MT-7 tows an L-23 Super Blanik glider above Springfield, Vermont.jpg|thumb|right|250px| A Civil Air Patrol Maule MT-7 tows an L-23 Super Blanik glider to an area above Springfield, Vermont.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Squadrons of the Vermont Wing<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/cap-unit-locator|title=CAP Unit Locator|website=Civil Air Patrol|access-date=17 August 2022 | date = n.d.}}</ref>
|-
! Designation <!-- Please update these squadron designations, as this list is incomplete without them. -->
! Squadron Name
! Location
|-
|VT002
|Burlington Senior Squadron
|[[South Burlington, Vermont|South Burlington]]
|-
|VT006
|Green Mountain Composite Squadron
|[[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]
|-
|VT007
|Catamount Composite Squadron
|[[Springfield, Vermont|Springfield]]
|-
|VT009
|Rutland Composite Squadron
|[[Clarendon, Vermont|Clarendon]]
|-
|VT033
|Capital Composite Squadron
|[[Barre (town), Vermont|Barre]]
|-
|VT076
|Bennington Composite Squadron
|[[Bennington (town), Vermont|Bennington]]
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Vermont Air National Guard]]
*[[Vermont State Guard]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://vtwg.cap.gov/ Vermont Wing Civil Air Patrol official website]
**[https://burlingtonvt.cap.gov/ Burlington Senior Squadron official website]
**[https://vt033.cap.gov/ Capital Composite Squadron official website]
**[https://vt007.cap.gov/ Catamount Composite Squadron official website]
**[https://rutland.cap.gov/ Rutland Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol official website]
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[[Category:Wings of the Civil Air Patrol]]
[[Category:Education in Vermont]]
[[Category:Military units and formations in Vermont]]