Joe Abegg
Vice President
Joe Abegg, Spaatz #399 (TSA Charter member and Life member). After earning his Spaatz Award, he became an Aerospace Engineer, an Air Force Pilot, and he was selected as an Astronaut (select) for an Ansari X Prize Competition team. He is an Air Force Command Pilot, a CAP Command Pilot, and a retired senior United Airlines Captain with almost 31,000 flying hours logged over six continents and traveling to 91 countries. He was the first-ever and longest serving CAP National Director of Emergency Services where he led twenty-six National Programs and innovative National Projects to include planning a comprehensive CAP National Search and Rescue Competition and drafting the first-ever CAP National Emergency Operations Plan. He is currently the CAP Northeast Region (NER) Chief of Staff (effective 26 Oct 2024) and the Air & Space Forces National Vice Chairman of the Board for Education (effective 1 Oct 2024). Among his many other prior assignments, he was the NER Plans & Programs Officer, the New Jersey Wing Commander, two tours as a CAP NER Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, and two tours as the New Jersey Wing Director of Cadet Programs. Additionally, he commanded a CAP Group for over four years, and he commanded three CAP Squadrons. He also served at 25 CAP Basic Cadet Encampments and at 25 CAP Region Staff Colleges. Col Abegg is the father of six children and four grandchildren.
