ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION NAMES NEW IDAHO WING COMMANDER

[JohhnyD]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY – September 5, 2021 RMR Commander, Col Jeff Johnson, has announced that Col (select) Robin Vest will take over as the new Idaho Wing Commander effective 16 September 2021.

Col (sel) Vest has been a member of Civil Air Patrol for over thirty-three years and has currently been serving as the Interim Wing Commander since May. Leading up to her new position she has served as the Region Director of Finance for both Rocky Mountain and Mid-Atlantic Regions, as a Squadron Commander in Maryland Wing, as a Cadet Officer School Seminar Advisor, and as the Director of several National Flight Academies. She has a well-rounded background in all three CAP missions.

In her professional life, Col (sel) Vest was as an employee of corporate Civil Air Patrol where she worked in Finance and Professional Development. Civil Air Patrol runs in her family as she is the daughter of aviation pioneer Col Mary Feik.

She currently resides in Coeur D Alene, Idaho with her husband, former Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors member, Col Warren Vest and their three cats, Milo, Huck and Finn.

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 1,994 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 60,000 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 about 25,000 young people participating in CAP's Cadet Programs.

Visit www.CAP.News or www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com for more information. CAP Contact Info pa@rmr.cap.gov RMR Public Affairs 

[JohhnyD]

Bob Bost was the 6th or 7th WC I have served under and the very best. Robin is likely to take that title away from him, as she is even more impressive in her command style. This should be an awesome year to come, and then some.

[JacobAnn]

Excellent choice for sure.