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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 .
Joseph R. "Joe" Vazquez is a major general in the Civil Air Patrol.He served as the 23rd National Commander from 2014 to 2017. The non-profit organization, founded in 1941 and tasked as the Auxiliary of the United States Air Force, has 60,000 volunteers and three congressionally-chartered missions: Emergency Services, Cadet Programs (education and training program for youth ages 12–20), and ...
Between July 1942 and April 1944, the Civil Air Patrol Southern Liaison Patrol was given the task of patrolling the border between Brownsville, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona. The Southern Liaison Patrol logged approximately 30,000 flight hours and patrolled roughly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of the land separating the United States and Mexico .
In 2007, Courter became the Civil Air Patrol's acting National Commander. She was elected to a regular three-year term as National Commander in 2008. [1] [8] On August 7, 2008, during the 2008 Civil Air Patrol National Board and Annual Conference, Courter was elected to remain as Civil Air Patrol's National Commander. She was promoted two days ...
Charles L. "Chuck" Carr, CAP, is a two-star major general and the former 22nd National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol. [1] He succeeded Maj Gen Amy Courter on August 17, 2011. On August 15, 2014, Maj Gen Carr relinquished command to Maj Gen Joseph Vazquez. He was previously the National Vice Commander and Great Lakes Region Commander.
He began his Civil Air Patrol career as a member of the West Broward Composite Squadron in 1988. [2] Pineda completed all levels of the CAP professional development program, including the Paul Garber, Grover Loening, Charles Yeager Aerospace Education and Gill Robb Wilson awards. He attended both the Southeast Region Staff College and the ...
To mark Guertin's 92nd birthday, a ceremony was hosted that included appearances by Civil Air Patrol National Commander Mark Smith and Virginia governor Ralph Northam. Smith announced that Guertin had been promoted to the rank of colonel within the Civil Air Patrol, and Northam declared that June 29 was "Carolyn A. Guertin Day" in Virginia. [3]
Although he only served a few months as national commander, Gen. Curry's organizational skills were influential in determining the future growth of the Civil Air Patrol. Originally, the Civil Air Patrol was allowed to prove itself for a 90-day test period. Success in deterring German U-boat attacks on merchant's vessels encouraged the USAAF and ...