IT for New Members

Your WAWG Account

How do I get an account?

Wing members in good standing have an individual account in WAWG's Google Workspace service. Read about the full set of Google Workspace services.

Your account is automatically created shortly after completing your initial CAP training:

• • Senior members must complete Level 1

  • Cadets must complete OPSEC training

If you have not yet completed your initial training but have a specific need for a WAWG account, submit an IT request.

It may take a up to a week for our system to get your updated status after completing initial training or transferring to WAWG.

Your WAWG account is automatically disabled if eServices does not show you as a current CAP member of Washington Wing.

How do I log in?

You will receive a new account e-mail from Google to your primary "EMAIL" address field in eServices, containing an initial password which expires in 48 hours.

• •  Check your spam or junk mail folder if you do not see it. Search your email for the phrase "Has a New Google Account for wawg.cap.gov"

  • Ensure a personal (non-WAWG) e-mail address is in your eServices record as a recovery contact.

Expired/Forgotten Password?

If your initial password has expired, or you forgot your password: enter your email address and select "Forgot Password?"

If there's no recovery email on file for you, submit an IT request for a password reset.

Why Use you WAWG Account?

Your account has access to Washington Wing's Google Workspace Domain, which includes business-grade versions of Google's Gmail, Drive (documents and file storage), Meet (video/phone teleconferencing) and other Google services for your Civil Air Patrol work and communication.

Most CAP business is conducted on this platform, and most resources are stored in it. Your WAWG Account will automatically be added to numerous email distribution groups and security groups which grant you access based on your unit and role. If you use your personal email for CAP business, you will not have access to most of these resources, and will not always receive timely communications about opportunities available to you, what's going on in your unit.

Email Forwarding

We strongly recommend using your new WAWG Gmail address for all CAP business, and prefer that you use the inbox found at mail.wawg.cap.gov, however email forwarding from that address can be set up to your personal email address if you require that. If so, see: Gmail Forwarding Instructions

Set Up Your Account

Once you have the login information for your WAWG account, please sign in and do the following.

Ensure we can contact you if you lose access to your account

Add your personal email to eServices. Follow these instructions. If your @wawg.cap.gov email is the only address in your eServices record and you cannot log in to your WAWG account, we cannot contact you!

The personal email address and cell phone numbers you list in eServices will be automatically set as the "Forgot Password?" recovery methods for your WAWG Account.

Recovery instructions are on the IT Support Requests page under "I need my password reset".

Other setup tasks

See the Best Practices page to learn how to:

• Get e-mail on your personal device

• Keep your CAP e-mail signature up to date

  • CAP Email Signature Generator

  • Instructions for updating Your Signature in Gmail

• Use Shared Drives for organizational file storage

See the Google Workspace page to learn how to:

• Personalize your account profile

• Access e-mail

• Use Drive to store your files

• Use Meet to hold video conferences

• Use calendar to see activities, staff deadlines, meeting schedules, vehicle booking, and to schedule video calls.