
Rockford teen cadet earns her wings, becomes Civil Air Patrol Pilot
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A 19-year-old cadet in Rockford can now fly the skies for missions like disaster relief and search and rescue. Cadet Captain Ruthie Wriedt joined the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) when she was 16 and became a licensed civilian pilot at 17 …