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Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Jenelle Rodriguez shows the engine room to Ohio Wing Civil Air Patrol cadets. Ohio Wing Civil Air Patrol members during an encampment at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Ohio. Air Force Reserve Technical Sgt. Mike Lamantia explains the C-130 Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) to a group of Ohio Civil Air Patrol cadets.
Civil Air Patrol's cadet program is a traditional military-style cadet program with over 28,000 cadets nationwide [64] and is one of the three main missions of the Civil Air Patrol. CAP cadets wear modified versions of United States Air Force uniforms, hold rank and grade, and practice military customs and courtesies .
New York Wing Civil Air Patrol is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of New York.Headquartered at Hancock Field ANGB in Syracuse, New York, New York Wing (NYWG) has 9 primary subordinate units located throughout the state to help it carry out its missions.
The Missouri Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Missouri. Missouri Wing headquarters are located in Whiteman Air Force Base. [1] The Missouri Wing consists of over 800 cadet and adult members at 28 locations across the state of Missouri. [2]
Civil Air Patrol was created on December 1, 1941. [5] In Florida, the First Air Squadron was reorganized as a Civil Air Patrol unit. By early January 1942, Florida wing was organized into seven different operation groups, each with a commander and staff. [6]
The Nebraska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Nebraska. Nebraska Wing headquarters are located in North Platte, Nebraska. [1] The Nebraska Wing consists of over 300 cadet and adult members at over 9 locations across the state of Nebraska. [2]
There are three types of Civil Air Patrol squadrons. A cadet squadron focuses primarily on providing training and education (leadership, character development, aerospace education, and emergency services training) for cadets. A senior squadron is a unit dedicated to allowing senior members to focus on CAP's missions.
CAP actively provides emergency services, includes search and rescue and disaster relief operations, as well as assisting in the providing of humanitarian aid. [2]Members of Alabama Wing have practiced their ability to find downed planes by running a drill in which pilots searched from the air for practice beacons, and ground teams were then dispatched to the proper location.