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P a tr ol i s a grea to p p o rt un it y ( or y o un 9

p eo p le to be e xp o sed to

a vi at io n. In a dd it io n t ol ea rn in g a bo u t a ir p la ne s ,

t he y 'l l a cq ui re v al ua bl e

le ad er sh ip s kills . C AP

cade ts ar e invo lved in avarie ty o(mis s i on s ,

i n cl u di n g s e a rc l l- a" d -r e sc ue o p e ra ti o ns ,

c om m uni cs tio ns a nd

g ro u nd s up p o tt :



B orn ou t o f a need to defend ou r country ,

the C AP is a p ilo t's best fr iend in

em ergenc ies and a w orthw hile cause

B y Ro n F ow le r

hartly preceding W rid War II,noted pilot fill]

aviation WI it r Gill Robh Wil on and

The pI' d rninant AP plan I t h lime wcr Piper J-ub ; ih ex i led in large quaruit , used l itt le f ue l and ~ re

lI0\ n b ci ilian pilots who due lO age or phy leal condition

couldn't serve in the armed forces.

in arly 1(-+3. Hi. h n, angry r ply: "Bccaus of tho llul

el l wairplan 1-

T he CA P Today

lill a volunteer. civilian organizarion with 5 .000 membe .

th e Pi an lf i ial au: ilia [ th .. ir or rand. rv e

under that command. ot urprisingly, the organlzatlon is

tru tured along military lines, ational rnrnand l lead-

quart is 1 0 at d at Maxwell Air -o rce Bm Ala ..• nd ex ir-

cis' command through eight region. I offices, each 0 1 hi ·h

is responsible for Paeth 'lies ill its star . -ach stale rep-

resents (1 P wing. and each wing has locall -ba sed quadrons

Ihal ar cquipp d and taflcd to b Im eet th ir I cal . needs.

rnll l rank d by Ir, ining and expert 11 e gained, III mun i-

calio n arc tran srnlu xl rh r iugh chain o fC

rnmand and uni-fornu are v om when 1] dui .

CAP M is sio n

The AP's mandated rrnssion toda is three-fold: aerospace

education, cadet pr ams : nd III rg nc rviccs, II 'I .

m en r ih e rn is ion ar organized an d impl rnern d by

volunt er memhe .

\P ducati nal progran fo us on

J member and the g ncral pub ...

is conducted through class sand

\ ork hops held om: e cnin pCI' week at local quadron lacil-

ities. l lere, pro rive [raining pr pare each member \ ith

P if kill ne d d for P rn i ion such as mrnunica-

Lions, ground r cue, upply and suppon, and air ear handr cue. chievemeni in tralning i ti d directly L O prom lr i n.

E'I mal pI' grams ar linked [ puhli edu .atlon, 'aeh

y < 1 1 ' , lor xamplc , P sponsor. ncarlv 200 work hop in col-

lege Ihal reach more t hall 5000 educators. extbooks, leach-

This oi l painting of CAP action

was fair ly well·known during

World War II.

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C IV IL A IR PATROL

in g IOU I and vi ua1a id s de ion d to sum -

u lat tuden t in ter I ill aviation ar e pro -

vidcd fo r th e teacher 's cia ro om u .

adet program. E I l L T y into \'P's cadet

program i p n L O th o . 12 L O 1 8 y c< I

o il. (Enro ll d ca le may remain until

ag e 21.) oruinucd 11 1 rnbcrship i s depen -

den t upon m aintained go od haracicr,

acadcm i cho o l perfo rm ance and pro -

g re ssio n in c ad et train in g.

T ra in in g f ollo w a 15- t P AI' ur-

riculurn o f p ers nal an d learn a .hie« '-

rn n t th at include aviation educat ion.

lead 'r h ip t raining, ph ysical fim andm o ra l le ad er hip. trendanc f \V k l

evening .la al lo cal q uad ran [ncili-

ti i r eq u ir ed . C a de ts al 0 receive per-

a uo na l tr ain in g thai qualifie th em to

suppor t I' m ission bo th on t h c g ro u nd

and in Ih e air.

adei participat in nine oricruaucn

nigh ,\ h ere by th y le arn Iu nd arn eru al:

o f alrcralt control and gain mfon of

b ing al ft~rilica! when p er fo rm in g a ir

c re w d utie s on search-and-rescue mi -

sions. adc v h o exc I are elig ib le to

compe t e I' r Iliglu training cholar h ip

lead in to Iheir I rivaie pilo t c nif tes.han Turner , no v in .ollcge an d a cade t

c rnm an lcr in tit c en tr al F lo r id a COIll-

po su qua Iron , entered U1 C .a de ts liv e

ear. ag o as an cig lub-grader . I asl ed h im

L O d esc rib e th e lo ci of cadet t raining an d

to c omm en t o n a dv an ta ge s of member hip.

"The 'or' o r rhe program teach s

cadet to become le ad er ." say s T urn er.

"Leading th em selves ih r ugh elf-disci-

pline a w II a leading othcrs=-just to

b a g oo d c itize n an d person--doing th e

rig ht th in g both moral l an d nhicaily.

Much o f th i learning 0 cur through

cia r o m pro jects dependent L q o n te am -w o rk, and usually one o r m o re w ill ri

up to become effective I ader .

"Parti .lpatlon w ill change your life

rever. I 've seen so many success to -

ri' OIllC o ut o f th is pro gram , including

III 'self. 1 used to b apath Ii -1101 man

r e al i nt er ,an I m grades w er n 't go od

at all, Wil h in a year o f jo in ing th adcts,

I. tarte I to partic ipate in worthwhi le

commun i l activlti s, an d so lIllll grad '

irn] roved drarna i i ally. J went fro m a 2.4

lei a 3.75 PA b h ig h sch oo l g radu a-

A aviation grows, OIllU irhc ivil Air

Patro l. Th e AP w ant new v lunteer .

You need n 1 be a p ilo t iojo in . as many

riiical t k a re g ro un d- pe rfo rm e d.

h ould you jo in , re -I as ured au II be

thoroughlj trained in an duty 10 which

ou'rc as igned.

ln addiri n LO earch and r cue,

P accomplish many other

rni ions.fncluding:

• A si ling th e R ed ro s and fo E . IA

hen disasrcr hits YOUT community• Working with o uth - in th e cadet program

• T ran paning tim e- ensirive m ed ical rn aten als an d live o rzan

• r. si tin federal agen i in the war n drug

• H elpin g teacher and chools as a pecial aero . pace ·ducator .

Fo r m ore inf rmat i I~ contact: ivil A ir Patrol, (800) FLY-23 8.

ww\ .cap.af.mil,

uon. I auril uie th i alm ost e r n i rc ly 10

adet activlti ."

Emergency crvicc . The be. L known

em ergcn crvi ... are Ihose thai P

vo lunteer m em ber pro vide 10 downed

aircraft as search-and-rescue missi I ,

using bo th air un i and ro und ream .

Th U.. Air orce as ig n more than 85

p rceru of these nils ior P v 1-

uruccr . II rnak en e-ligh t aircraft

crev ed I y we ll -t ra in e d p il ot s a nd observers

are h cucr c [uippcd fo r th e jo h. M ilitary

equlpm cm and personnel would pre cnt

a lo gistical and fin ancial n i h un are .

To upport th e mis iOTIS, P OWl

m or e th an 500 light air raf and h i a 'l:~

to a ba kup armada r -t700 member -

ow ned p lan -combined, th e world's

larg ··tI le et o f c iv il air r af t. A ir m i ss io n s

ar c uppon db , ncarl LOOO P ch i-t . man state-of-th i-an 11 1 b il C ( 111-

rnunicariot uni . o re th an )000 rlx d

land tat lc n and over ·10, 00 air and

ground m ob ile radi ar o perated I I

20,000 train d P vo lun teer , bo th

cn io r m em ber and cadets. A ddition-

ally, arclllie f ac ilitie s m o nito r th e e ntir e

lo wer -t8 fo r :LT signals.

Th e AP I aticnal D igital R ad i N et-

r th e large Icornrnuruca-

Iion r I.m in rncrica. 13 c aus e it

d n 't re i on telephone line , ih c nCI-

~ rk is h igh ly u rvivab lc in natural o r

m an-m ad d asI r s: F ede r al Em rgenc),

tanagcmcrn gene)' (F LA) include

th e stem in iL S r e li ef p l an n in g .

AI' search-and-re 'cue effort: ar e

in itiated prim aril th rough repo rts o foverdu aircraft o r a rc eip t o r an EL Tignal. N i k penc 'r , comm ander , 11-

iral Fl rida cornpo ite q uad ro n, olfer

ti p t pilot: Ihal enab le carchers to

r r 'CI a qu i k r rescue.

•• ·i1 e a lli ,h i p lan that w ill irigg r a

t im e ly r es po n s 10 th e righ t scar h area

sh ould ou b overdue c 1 lesrinatton,"

pencer sa I .~IIh e Iir t ig n o r t rou-b le in th e air, no tify an F a iliry .

Y ou r po utc Ili aU I ma ri ca lly p lo u cd if

yo u us 1115 fo r Ih is call. I r downed in

a rem ote area slick with OllT plane rat h r

than sui kin OUI. on liT own . nd knowhow L O use our ELT .

"'v V h av e th e m anp ow er, equrprncru,

procedures a nd tr ain in g to g el the jo b done.

Do Y O l l r p an an d \II '1 1d ) u rs. Y ou r c h an ce s

o f h eing fo und arc cxrrc rnc l go od." r~1 '

ROil Fowl e r i a Ii I Illlig flight ill t ruCIOi "

who t! i rc L S alld (eae l les the a v i a t i o l l CIIr-

d U I I I I I I £I I V(ll'licia o m n l l l l l i l I oll'S',

Orlt l l lc/O, PIa. , (III I all thors p ilo t p m Ji-

c i r n 'I IsJar / 0 \ 1 1 ( 1 State Univers i ty PI" •.

III(:S, Iowa .

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INTRODUCTION

magination takes flight"More than 50 years ago I started my aviation career as a member of Civil Air

Patrol. Today, more than half a century later, CAP continues to offer young

people an opportunity to pursue a career in aviation. It is an outstanding

... -- or m )st y ung people, th '

opportunity tr pilot lin F-16

fighter jet, travel t< the far

rea .h of til" univ 'r c

aboard a oac shuttle, build

engin for large c mm rclal

airlin 'r' or lead the greatest

aer spac force in the world

U~. lr For 'C - is but a

figm cnr ( f til ir trnagtnauon. YCI, for

more than S8 years, the .ivil Air

Patrol has trained ur nation's youth

f r these same lpp irtunltlc and

Adult ' P members who teach

the e young people to fl y airplanes,operate sophisticated radio equipment

or track satelli tes on their computers,

were just a few short 'ears ago

allowing their imaginations to soar

while watching the fictional. 19:;0$

television show" 'ky King." Little did

they know that Lheir dreams would

become reality through an lnrroduc-

tion into the aviation world through

'All. Like Sk King, thousands of :AP

members each year take to the skY'

on huruanltartan missions for their

ellow man.Each year, Civil ir Patrol volunteer

member from all SOates, plus the

DiS1Ti t f _olumbia and Puerto Rico,

sacrificial s rvice in U1 ir communi-

ti . and states, whil at- the arne

tim permitt-ing their imagination:

to lake fJig"t!

- II-Ini B ( )IIlYln

f\p ollo V III ·<\SlrOn-]111

The guiding force for CAPervice to America

lrnaginc an organization that

realized the last decade of the 2-0th

century was perhaps th time Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned

when h spoke f a time "when

individuals would be jud ed by the

content of their character," Some

years ago. Civil Air Patrol ational

Board members recognized that th

I < I ! t decade of the past c otury was

that time and adopted core values for

CAP members.

Fn m the original core values, ' P's

National Board adopted r o w ' ba.lc" ore valu .11 t gutde th irgantza-

lion inL the next century, These

c ire values esscnuall mirror the U'S,

Air Force c ire valu of integrity,

excellence in all we d and service

before elf Bccaus' f th v Iun teer

nature ( ( CAP's humanitarian

JIll- ions, the Air 1; rcc core vatu '

" crvlcc bcf rc IC"was Inherent!

included in )". c rc value of

"v luntecr .rvice," The ali nat

Hoard, I' 'cognizing the ne u for P's

dtv 'r'c member hip 10 treat eachother with Iairn and dignil}', added

th c rc value of rcsp L

T und rstand th uniqu eness of

th v lunr cr III mber f I~ one

must I k at tho' values which

go m t h ir . nvlc to th eir fell w

In n:

Inregrlt i. the very fiber of all of

P's core values, It embraces

attribute uch as ourage, hone ty,



"Civil Air Patrol cadets and

senior members have played

an important role in the

success of EAAAirVenture in

Oshkosh. Their outstanding

contributions, ranging from

safety to security responsi-

bilities, are essential to the

day-to-day operations of this

premier aviation event."

ro rn 1 '0 r o zn y, P r e sd: :n t

E f in ' n II IA I rC IC If IA s s o (IC II IO n

responsibility, accountabilliry justice,

openness, self-respect and humility.

Volunteer crvice mirrors the Air

Force value of' "service before telf. " I t

is the willingness and ability to give

of oneself, sometimes at the ultimate

sacrifice of life. (Two Oregon wing

members died In a era h during a

mountain flying clinic.)

Excellence is reflected in \P

members' continuous effort to be the

very best and to persistently improve

their humanitarian service to

America,

Respect mean, thai the CAP

memher values the diverse member-

Ship. Each member is treated with

fairness, dlgnity and compassion.

Motivated, mission-oriented volunteers ...

In recent years, the volunteer

members of the U . < i . Air For c

Auxiliary have continued their

pursuit of excellence in serving the

needs of educators, working with

young people and performing

emergency services.

The following lists just a few of Ihe

noncombat missions carried out on

behalf of the US. AIr Force and other

CA P customers:

Each yeclr , 17 CAl' wings hosted 125

cadets and their escorts from 17

COUlltries in support of the lnrcrna-

tional Air Cadet Exchange program.

North CaroLina Wing spent two

days searching for a Cessna 17 2 that

crashed into a treetop. The pilot and

passenger were helped down and

walked away.

Missouri Wing flew a liver

transplant patient from Moberly, M, "

to Omaha, Neb, for surgery.

Puerto Rico Wing membersresponded to a call for help in the

aftermath of the devastating hurri-

cane. Shelter management, door-to '

door damage assessment, dean up

and rebuildlng were all part of the

efforts.

Virginia Wing flew 72 sorties

COVC[ing5,000 square miles in search

of a downed "chopper."

Colorado Wing found two hikers

lost for nearly 48 hours In lhe

Colorado winter wilderness.

Florida Wing cadets played a vital

role in searches for a Cessna 402-13

that crashed in l.ake Okeechobee.

Oregon Wing searched for two

days before locating the wreckage of

a CS ! nil 182 that crashed in the

rugged Klarnlchi Mountains killing a

doctor and his three children.

Alabama Wing members assisted

in a search for two cluck hunters lost

in Mobile Bel)'.

Alaska Wing h Iped in the .earch

and recovery of •ix snowmobilers

buried ina midday avalanch ncar

Anchorage.

California Wing located the crash

sl te of two downed '1:2&.

Oklahoma Wing provided assis-

tance to emergency responders and

victlrns after deadly tornadoes ripped

through the state kil ling 44 and

leaving almost 12,OOUhomes d '-

stroyed.

Arizona Wing assisted the Air

Force in recovery of aircraft debris

after an r-16 crash.

NASA astronaut Maj. Frederick W.

"Rick" Sturckow shared hi. expert-

cnces with more than 800 schoolteachers al CAP's ational Congress

on Aviation and Space Education.

Oregon Wing rescued a 52-rear-old

pilot after his Cessna 150 crashed in

heavy weather.

Idaho Wing located a rnl 'sing

hunter ill the rugged Owyhee

Mountain ..

Minnesota Wing located a slate

aircraft that crashed while surveying

the sta tcs moose population.

Former CAP cadet used her CAP

flight experience to cam the title of

top female pilot in the nation at the

National Intercollegiate Right

ASSOCiation cornpcti Iion.

Five CAP wings received a U _ ' i .

Coast iuard commendation for their

extensive . n ~ KJr. search and recovery

effort.

These are jusl a lew examples of

the almost W , O O O missions p erformed

by the dedicated unpaid volunteer

of P .



CAP assets to fulfill

missions ...

Membership

.ivll AlI Patrol L1SC~ ih most

important asset to carr out all

missions - the rncrnbershipl The

more than 61.000·unpaid CAl'

volunteer members corue r rmu every

tat in the na lion. as wei I <I;, Puerto

Rico and the Disu ict 01 .olumhia, tn

verve mcrlca and tu enrich II eir

local c< m murutlcs th ro ugh a wide

varietv of missions, l'hcv volunteer

thei r time, e ffo rts. a nd p erso nal

rcvourcc, 10 help others.

A\ 111' uxlllt ry III the ir Force.

an inlttative \\',1\ begun In 1995 to

Introuucc Air For' IU)T' cadets 10

Illghl hy proviulng orl intauon

IIlglll'. Tod"},, ' I' rnernhershlp

lncludex nearly 2,OO() I( H' cadets.

Aircraft

10 ensure :AI' volunteer pllot have

safe equipment wlth whlch to

perform their missions, CAP rc ruJarly

replaces the oldest planes In its fleet

of 530 aircraft through annual new

purchases.

Vehicles

An in legral part of -ivil if Patrol 's

mlsslon r . urrces i~I t~ Fleet )f C 5

vehicles. P v hie] ,.~ are used

throughout the I rganizati m tt 111 l1Ye

P ople and I roperty during mlsxloru;

Radio

communications

Due 10 the nature of its mi~si(lm,

( 1'\ com rnun tcauons s stern m ay

he exp ted to provide air, gn und

an d p oint-to -p ouu c on ncc uv u Iat

an ' location in th e coun try no

matter how remote, Emerg - n cy

servl _ teams must be pr pared to

operate in any 100:alic>I1 C It any

given lim . A v lia l c om p on en t 10

th e SllCCCS~ o r an)' mission i~ Ih

abiltty of th • I am members 10

communicate.

Mobile gr nrnd search-and-res ue

tea 111~ art' linked to mi si n rd ina-

tors and search air raft. M i sian ba

are linked t the ' P National

perau n: cnr 'I' at- Maxw 1l Air

"Since 1995, we have been

proud to have the Civil Air

Patrol as a partner in the

Young Eagles Program. By

working together, many more

young people have been able

to discover the joys of flight.

That impact would not have

been possible without the

support of Civil Air Patrol."

II >- ". I

Force JI,~e. la.. ami to outside

command cent 'rs such as th e Air

F o re t' R e : cu e :oorciina t ion .cnl r,

Langley Air Ft fCC B a c, V el.; Ih • A ir

l 'o r cc Nat iunal 'L'curil Em 'fg .n

Preparedness lflcc , Fo ri M Ph ears n ,

(](I.; and tht Federal Ernerg n y

danagem ent gene Natlo nal

Em ergency : rd inatlr n .en te r,

Wii~hington, n.. Itcn w erco min g

incredlble obsta I , :AP comrnunlca-

I'()['~rise 10 the halleng and de i)!n

and opera I netw rk ami y. terns

that reach ut t every corner of till'

nation.

Preserving CAP

resources - safety!

Preserving • II resources is always a

priority. CA P is 110! only conce rned

with its ef ecuvcncss but also tht

sa fely wi th which iI ca r rles out its

tasks, Rcallzing the magnitude of the

risks, tile or ranlzatlon proactively

takes 11.1C(l·ur . to eliminate or

rninimlze the risks al every opportu-

nity. CA l ' has recently integrated

Dcllbcratc Operational Risk Manage-

mcnt (DORM) into the planning

stages or all Ci il if Patrol activities,

especially f ll 'hi activities. 13),

Idelllirying h azards an d an aly zing

risks, coni rolv ilTe inrcuratcd in such a

IVa that the become transparent to

the participants. Activities arc

planned to reduce costs to volunteers

and to protect the CAP resources.

Elements o r the cclden t Prevention

Program, such as DORM, cornhlncd

with a nc cr-endlng safety puhli iI',

campaign, have resulted in an

enviable safet, record,

A Ietalled training urriculurn

actively Involves the volunteer afet

offl rers aer 55 I he (OUOITY and

cnhan . ~ their perl rmanc during

hill rgency Servl ·e~. Besides belng

fully v rsed In perational Risk

Manag ment, mlsslon safety off lcer

ill' train d In first aid and CPR.

bloodborne pathog I1S and ther

l'\\enl.ial duti to keep a III is '1011

haw sa r' an d cffectl ve,

:AI' volunteers are often called

upon to conduct airborne operalions

in mountainous areas. lb counter Ihi

increased risk, several course materials

were developed for mountain (lying

clinics, .ourse materials have been

printed and will be distributed for

upcoming mountain flying clinics.

Unquestionably. ," P mountain

f1 e will be better prepa red to

manage risk in this chall nging

rn l sslon area.

Regullltory guidance involving

mlshap reporting and inv sligilll n

Wit rcc nlly updated wuh < I 1 I 1 i hap

prevent! 0 focus. Pre cnung 1 1 1 1 haps

i the k }' to preserving Civil ir

l'a t r I resources. A.sCAP expands it

r le r rvic I 1I1e country

vigllance of the risks faced l11u~1 Ill'

maintain d.



"The Civil Air Patrol has become an important asset in

supporting the Federal Response Plan. Their ability to

provide FEMAofficials with airborne pictures of damaged

areas is an essential element in obtaining Presidential

Disaster Declarations .... This country is fortunate to

have an organization with such capable and dedicated

members."

redel

Support forthe membership

NationalTechnology Center

The CAP National Technology

Center (NTC) was established in 1997

as a communlcatlons and computer

resource clearinghouse, The NT

works with several federal agencies to

re-u tillze excess electronics equl p-

mont, By extending the life of

taxpayer-purchased assets, the NTC

not only helps support the equip-

ment needs of CAP but also provides

a valuable service to the country, In

addition, NTC technicians have

processed and even manufactured

specialty items for CAP communica-

tions system.

'(0 date more than $1 million in

crttical communications as ets are in

the hands r those public servants

who need them, In this way, AI' is

literally doing more wilh l ess,

Supplies and equipment

Civil Air Patrol's Supply Depot in

Amarillo, Texas, carries a large supply

of aircraft parts and equipment at a

discount to members who volunteer

their own aircraft for CAP missions,

In addition, CAP members may

secure survival equipment, aerospace

education material and communtca-

tlons equipment through the Depot

at significantly reduced prices.

Bookstore

Members may purchase uniforms,

accessories, CAP memorabllia,

publications, and regulations from

th Civil A L I Patrol Bookstore on

Maxwell ALI Force Base,

E-business

In an effort to better serve the

membership and it customer, Civil

Air Patrol National Board members

set two long-term objectives pertain-

ing to electronic business practices,

• To ensure CAP leaders at all levelsspend no more than 20 percent of

their volunteer time on administra-

tive tasks,

• 10 eventually have all transactions

executed thr ugh web-based (Internet)

information system,

This vision requires the integration

of boLh funded and volunteer

resources.

CAP ational Headquarters has

designed a solid infrastructure of

computers and databases, incorporat-

ing mission and administrative

applications developed by volunteers.

CAP unit throughout the country

continually Link with headquarters to

ensure timely and useful information

is shared on a regular basis,

There is still much to be done, but

AP is convinced the bottomllnc

results - better accountability and

mission accomplishment - will be

worth the effort.

Civil Air Patrol

Where Imagination Takes Flight!

For the CAP unit closest to you call:

1-800-FLY-2338

For more about CAP programs, see our

website: www.capnhq.gov

National Headquarters

Civil Air Patrol

105 South Hansell Street, Bldg. 714

Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332

http://www.capnhq.gov/

http://www.capnhq.gov/

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