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World War II era roundel used by the Civil Air Patrol. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created by Administrative Order 9 in December 1941, with Maj. Gen. John F. Curry as the first CAP national commander.
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 .
The NATO communications manual ACP-125 [2] contains the most formal and perhaps earliest modern (post-World War II) glossary of prowords, but its definitions have been adopted by many other organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme, [3] the U.S. Coast Guard, [4] US Civil Air Patrol, [5] US Military Auxiliary Radio System ...
The Colorado Wing, Civil Air Patrol, and Colorado State Director of Aeronautics headed now by retired Maj. Gen. John F. Curry conducted light plane surveys through rugged Colorado Rocky Mountains. Where more than 50 peaks have an elevation of greater than 14,000 feet (4,300 m), scores of flying individuals lost their lives due to unpredictable ...
Motto of several institutions including the Civil Air Patrol of the United States Air Force, the city of San Diego, California semper vigilo: always vigilant: Motto of the Scottish Police Forces, Scotland Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Senate and the People of Rome: The official name of the Roman Republic.
The National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol (acronym: CAP/CC) is the highest senior official and commanding officer of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) — a non-profit corporation that is congressionally chartered to operate as the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The National Commander also serves as the chief executive officer of CAP.
Public Law 79-476 (Pub. L. 79–476, 60 Stat. 346, enacted July 1, 1946) is a statute passed by the 79th U.S. Congress. [1] It provided that the Civil Air Patrol, which later became a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, was to be "solely of a benevolent character" and not for its members' pecuniary profit.
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