St. Croix Composite Squadron, based in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, is one of 1,700 Civil Air Patrol units in the United States of America. CAP operates under a congressional charter as the United States Air Force Auxiliary.

CAP is tasked with performing the following missions:

• Aerospace Education
• Cadet Programs
• Emergency Services
• Counterdrug Operations
• Homeland Security

CAP is an all-volunteer organization with nearly 60,000 members in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. CAP operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and 1,000 vehicles.

You can find out more information about our squadron and our missions using the links on the left side of the page.

The March 2008 issue of "The Aviator" is now available online.