The missions include providing aerospace education and training for all of its members, teaching leadership skills to Connecticut youth, and performing various domestic emergency services for the United States of America in a noncombatant capacity.

Members were notably instrumental in major events during the Wing's 75-year history, carrying out operations in World War II, 9/11, and the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

During World War II, Connecticut Wing was heavily involved in coastal patrol and anti-submarine missions along its section of the Atlantic coast.

One of the Sikorsky S-39 Flying Boats used for recovery operations is now on display at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

LISP flies patrol missions across Long Island Sound during the summer months in coordination with the United States Coast Guard to provide more immediate assistance to vessels in distress.

The Wing was credited with numerous finds and saves in the year following its inception in summer 2007, and plans are in effect to continue the program.

There are also three non-standard squadrons (000, 001, and 999) under Wing HQ, and there are liaisons with units in other branches of the armed forces, including the AFROTC at the University of Connecticut, which partners with Civil Air Patrol (CAP).

The wing patch was required to be worn on the left sleeve of the battle dress uniform until 2006 when National Headquarters made it optional.

The event is held during the fall season each year and is intended as an informal social gathering to promote inter-squadron cooperation.

Col Mary Feik, after whom one of CAP's cadet awards is named in honor of her work in women's rights in aviation, was the keynote speaker at the 2007 conference.

[18] In the New England Air Museum, located at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, a Sikorsky S-39 Flying Boat can be found that was used during World War II for rescuing pilots of subchasers that had gone down.

Many of the planes used specifically for this program are now parts of exhibits, replaced by new aircraft that are more suited to teaching young students to fly and performing search and rescue, the current missions of Civil Air Patrol.

Connecticut Wing has the highest number of hours flown per aircraft of any state in the North East Region, and ranks high on a national scale.