Civil Air Patrol awards the Spaatz Award. TSA adds recognition of its own for the people around it: mentors, supporters, and the recipients who have gone before us.
MENTORS
Torch Award
Introduced in 2024. A new Spaatz recipient formally thanks the mentor who made the biggest difference.
SERVICE
Honorary Spaatzen
On rare occasion, the Board recognizes non-recipients for sustained service to TSA.
The awards behind the diamonds
CAP · 1949–1964
Cadet Certificate of Proficiency
The early cadet capstone that came before the Spaatz.
CAP · 1964–1979
Colonel Frank Borman Falcon Award
The award that followed the Spaatz for fifteen years.