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Escondido, CALIFORNIA
In 1946, Congress granted a charter to Civil Air Patrol,
charging its members with three missions. First, CAP was to promote
aviation. As years passed, that mission expanded to include aerospace
education as well. Second, CAP was to provide a training program to support
the nation’s youth in contributing to society and preparing for successful
adult lives. Finally, CAP was to continue its emergency services, the work
for which CAP is still best known today.
Aerospace Education
CAP maintains both internal and external aerospace
education programs. CAP members, both adults and cadets, follow a
rigorous program to learn about aviation and aerospace principles. CAP
also reaches out to the general public through a special program for
teachers at all grade levels. Through this program, CAP provides free
classroom materials and lesson plans for aerospace education and each
year sponsors the premier national conference in this field.
Cadet Programs
CAP maintains both internal and external
aerospace education programs. CAP members, both adults and cadets,
follow a rigorous program to learn about aviation and aerospace
principles. CAP also reaches out to the general public through a special
program for teachers at all grade levels. Through this program, CAP
provides free classroom materials and lesson plans for aerospace
education and each year sponsors the premier national conference in this
field.
Emergency Services
Best known for its members’ work in search
and rescue and disaster relief missions, CAP is expanding its role in
the 21st century to include an increasing number of homeland security
operations and exercises. CAP also performs counter-drug reconnaissance
missions at the request of law enforcement agencies and can do
radiological monitoring and damage assessment. CAP members undergo
rigorous training to perform these missions safely and cost-effectively.
This is an actual photo of a Civil Air Patrol
pilot flying over the Statue of Liberty. Following 9/11, a Civil Air Patrol
aircraft was the first to fly over "Ground Zero." Since then our pilots have
been performing important missions for America's homeland security.
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