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Civil Air Patrol, America’s Air Force Auxiliary,
has the vision of building the Nation’s finest force of citizen volunteers — performing Missions for America.
Leadership Structure
As part of the Defense
Authorization Act of 2000, a Board of Governors was created to serve as Civil Air Patrol’s governing body. The Board
has 11 members, including representatives of CAP, the U.S. Air Force and civilians involved in education, aviation and emergency
management. Both the volunteer national commander and national vice-commander always serve on the CAP Board of Governors.
The Board meets once each quarter.
CAP also has an active
National Board, which includes the national commander and national vice-commander, the eight region commanders, the 52 wing
commanders, and the senior Air Force advisor. Also part of the National Board are key national CAP officers, including the
national chief of staff, the national finance officer, the national legal officer, the national controller, the national inspector
general and the chief of chaplain services. A smaller body within the National Board is the National Executive Committee.
That committee makes recommendations for action to the National Board.
In turn, the National Board makes recommendations
for action to the Board of Governors, which makes decisions by majority vote.
The Organization
Nonprofit, 501(c)(3)
corporation
The Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force
More than 64,000 members, including 27,000 cadets ages 12- 21
eight
geographic regions, 52 wings, 1,700 units
National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 160 support staff
World’s
largest fleet (550) of single-engine, piston aircraft
Nation’s most extensive communications network
1,000 emergency
services vehicles
Aerospace Education
100 aerospace education
workshops each year
Aerospace classroom materials, grades K through college
Nation’s premier annual aerospace
education conference
Cadet Programs
Multi-step leadership training
Cadet glider and powered orientation flights, flight
training scholarships
International Air Cadet Exchange program
Operations
95% of nation’s inland search and rescue
100
lives saved per year
Aerial reconnaissance for homeland security
Disaster-relief and damage assessment
Transport
for time-sensitive medical materials
Counterdrug missions
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integrity - excellence - respect
- volunteer service
Wicomico Composite Squadron
Maryland Wing
Civil Air Patrol ... U. S. Air Force Auxiliary
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