Mission Briefing AFMARS Conference•Inventory control specialist added to NTC staff •Technicians attending in-residence Motorola course •5 base stations per wing this summer •Starting

ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Civil Air Patrol

United States Air Force Auxiliary

Mission Briefing AFMARS Conference

Colonel Kevin J. Berry

Major Carlton B. Walls III Pennsylvania Wing CAP

28 September 2019


Aerospace

Education

Cadet

Programs

Emergency

Services

SAR & Disaster Relief

Homeland Security

Drug Interdiction

AFROTC Flights

AFJROTC Flights

CAP Members

AE Members / Teachers

General Public

STEM Activities

Leadership

Character Development

Aerospace Education

Physical Fitness

Congressional Charter

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Most core WWII missions are still CAP’s core missions today!

Performing Missions for America

since December 1st, 1941

• World War II Missions

• Coastal Patrol including anti-submarine combat

• Homeland Security

• Search and rescue and natural disaster support

• Emergency transport of personnel and cargo

• Border patrol

• Air defense (targets for AA, aircraft, search light)

• Observation training support for Army units

• Forest fire spotting

• Flight training

• Cadet programs and aerospace education

• 1946: Incorporated Non-Profit (Public Law 476)

• 1948: Became Auxiliary of the USAF (Public Law 557)

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CAP (NOC)

888-211-1812

CAP Wing

NORTHCOM

AFNORTH-1AF (CAOC)

CAP Remains Under Military Operational Control

Tasking

Execution Report

Requirement

DoD Report

Report

Tasking

Federal

Agencies

State/local

Agencies or NGOs

Request for Forces

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Posse Comitatus Act

Cannot:

• Search individuals/vehicles

• Seize

• Arrest

• Interrogate

• Direct Law Enforcement Activities

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• CAP’s AOR is border-to-border and coast-to-coast within the CONUS,

plus Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

• May only support Federal agencies in its capacity as AF Auxiliary

• AF Component Commanders task and approve CAP mission support

• Flies 60-80% of 1 AF/AFNORTH’s daily sorties

• Flew 65,948 hours of AF assigned missions in FY18 – 73% of CAP’s

flying

Operational Missions

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CAP Regions


Gippsland GA-8 (16)

Cessna 172 (166)

Cessna 206 (33)

Cessna 182 (319)

• Operate from 2500’ runway

• VHF AM and FM radio

• Cruise speed 110-135 kts

• Range 520-730 NM

Active Platforms

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VHF-FM & HF Resources

• 550 Fixed VHF-FM Repeaters

• 152 Tactical VHF-FM Repeaters

• 956 VHF-FM base stations

• 5,022 VHF-FM mobile radios

• 2,435 VHF-FM portable radios

• 285 HF-ALE Base Stations

• 807 HF Non-ALE Base Stations

• 261 HF ALE Mobile Stations

VHF-FM & HF Resources


Communications Upgrades

• Motorola APX radio shipping has begun • Programming files complete

• Customized user training presentations being finalized

• Inventory control specialist added to NTC staff

• Technicians attending in-residence Motorola course

• 5 base stations per wing this summer • Starting point for familiarization/training

• Mobile installations in new vehicles • Starting this fall

• Ground team kits of six radios + charger • Replaces ISRs

• Starting this fall

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• Approximately 35,000 members are involved in operations

• 600+ incident commanders

• 2,800+ mission pilots

• 6,000+ other aircrew members

• 4,000+ ground team members

• 2,000+ personnel law enforcement screened

• 23,000+ communication network operators

• 500+ chaplains

Mission Qualified Personnel

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Membership and Resources

2019 Statistics

Membership

Adult Members 36,455

Cadets 26,778

Total 63,233

Units

NHQ, Region, Wings, Units 1,431

Equipment

Aircraft 560

Gliders 47

Hot Air Balloons 2

Vehicles 1,008

LMR Radios – Short/Mid Range 13,137

HF Radios – Long Range 1,653

VHF Repeaters – Tactical & Air 679

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Agile support for SAR, DR, DSCA, HLS ops

• Commercial infrastructure independent

• Analog, digital and encryption capable

• VHF for local (<20 miles)

• Fixed repeaters for medium range (<50 miles)

• Airborne repeaters for temporary medium

• range (<200 miles)

• HF for long range (unlimited)

• Fully interoperable with all partner agencies

Partner

Agency Aircraft

CAP Aircraft

Incident

Command Post

Partner Agency

Vehicles CAP Ground

Vehicles

CAP Ground

Teams Dismounted

Comm with higher

HQ Short to Medium Range via VHF

Long Range via HF

CAP Fixed

Repeaters

CAP Communications System

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• CAP is ready, willing and able to assist

• CAP volunteers are trained professionals

who will work to meet your requirements

• Airborne Reconnaissance

• Air Defense Intercept Training

• Communications Support

• Chaplain Services

• Low level route surveys

• AF Thunderbird pre-show surveys

• Disaster Mental Health Response Teams

• Cordon support & crowd control

• Shelter Management

• Wing Inspection Team support

• CAP is a cost effective force multiplier

Bottom Line

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Questions

• Colonel Kevin J. Berry, Commander

• Pennsylvania Wing, Civil Air Patrol

• [email protected]

• Major Carlton B. Walls III, ADC

• Pennsylvania Wing, Civil Air Patrol

• [email protected]

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Documents

Mission Briefing AFMARS Conference•Inventory control specialist added to NTC staff •Technicians attending in-residence Motorola course •5 base stations per wing this summer •Starting