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civil air patrolREPORT TO CONGRESScitizens serving communities

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Volunteer Members1,842 adult members1,454 cadets2,039 voting-age members484 aircrew personnel1,807 emergency responders

Squadrons76 locations statewide

Aircraft29 single engine3 gliders

Vehicles35 vehicles

Interoperable Communications42 VHF/FM repeaters412 VHF/FM Stations47 HF Stations

Missions44 search and rescue missions3 lives saved37 finds58 other state support missions

Cadet Flying2,178 cadet orientation flights

Total Hours Flown5,798.8 total hours flown

Financial$75,522 in state funding$10.6M value of wing’s volunteerhours

National CommanderMaj. Gen. Joseph R. Vazquez ([email protected])

Region CommanderCol. Brian L. Bishop ([email protected])

Wing CommanderCol. Jon L. Stokes ([email protected])

Gov. Relations AdvisorLt. Col. Carleton H. Morrison Jr.([email protected])

Wing Info:P.O. Box 7688Van Nuys, CA 91409-7688818-989-8100www.cawgcap.org

2014 STATISTICS

Established Dec. 1, 1941, cap has evolved into a premier public service organization that carries

out emergency service missions when needed – in the air and on the ground. as the

congressionally chartered auxiliary of the U.S. air force, cap is there to search for and find the lost,

provide comfort in times of disaster and work to keep the homeland safe. its 59,000 members

selflessly devote their time, energy and expertise toward the well-being of their communities while

also promoting aviation and related fields through aerospace education and helping shape future

leaders through cap’s cadet program.

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he California Wing’s prowess in conductingsearch and rescue missions was tested in

September after the Air Force Rescue CoordinationCenter advised officials that a pilot’s family had reportedhis flight overdue between San Jose and Death Valley.The flight path was over some rough terrain, and theywere worried.

The wing had a plane in the air within an hour andhad located the signal from the aircraft’s emergencylocator transmitter in another hour. After localizing theELT signal, the CAP plane located the probable locationof the crash, all in less than three hours.

Unfortunately, darkness obscured the wreckage fromsight, even though the aircrew remained vigilant for aslong as possible. Another plane was launched at first

light the next morning. Shortly after re-acquiring the ELTsignal, the second plane located the crash site, wheremovement on the ground indicated a survivor.

A U.S. Forestry Service ground team was dispatched,and members found the pilot badly injured but alive. Helater said he heard the plane flying overheard throughthe night and knew CAP had found him.

“I am extremely proud of the members of theCalifornia Wing. They performed this mission as theyperform all their missions, in an extremely polished andprofessional manner,” said Col. Jon Stokes, CaliforniaWing commander. “This was a textbook mission, andthe teamwork and coordination of this mission is atestament to our training and commitment to the motto‘So Others May Live.’”

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California Wing locates crash in record time,Saves life

CIVIL AIR PATROL

Members of the California Wing located this

downed aircraft in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.


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• Shadow escort missions to support the U.S. Army’s

UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) program.

• Hurricane Arthur damage assessment photo flights.

• Advance flights warning Hawaii residents of Hurricane

Iselle’s approach.

• Winter and spring flooding missions in the South and

Midwest.

• Aerial and ground missions after tornado outbreaks in

the South.

• Fire watch flights in multiple states.

• Federal wildlife operations support.

• Damage assessment flights in aftermath of 6.0

magnitude earthquake in California.

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Civil Air Patrol annually conducts 85 percent of inland search and rescue missions in the continental U.S. astasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and other agencies. CAP members were involved in669 search and rescue missions in 2014 and were credited by the AFRCC with saving 85 lives.

• 8,829 aircrew personnel and 3,868 ground team members are available for Civil Air Patrolmissions.

• 30,548 qualified personnel trained to federal emergency response standards completed 64 disaster relief missions for federal, state and local agencies.

• CAP aircrews flew 90,000+ hours in 2014, conducting search and rescue, disaster relief, air defense,counterdrug and numerous other critical missions.

• CAP services, performed in the air and on the ground by volunteers, cost only $120 to $165 per flying hour, saving millions of dollars over other aviation options.

• CAP aircrews flew 1,289 hours on 226 air defense exercise missions helping prepare fighterunits across the country for homeland security missions both at home and abroad.

• Aircrews conducting counterdrug and drug interdiction operations flew 7,254 hours helping law enforcement agencies seize $1.28 billion in illegal drugs and currency, leading to 530 arrests.

• In all, CAP members provided more than $158 million in volunteer service to the 1,500 communities it supports nationwide.

• CAP’s well-proven geo-tagging photo capability, both in the air and on the ground, is in high demand by FEMA nationwide.

• The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center credited CAP’s cell phone forensics and radar analysis teams with 50+ lives saved.

BY THE NUMBERS

High-profile missions for civil air patrol

in 2014 included relief operations

following natural disasters all across

the United States.


caDEtPROGRAMS

Civil Air Patrol accomplishes its congressionallymandated cadet programs through a curriculumof leadership, aerospace, fitness and character.

CORE VALUESCAP instills the organization’s core values in itscadets – excellence, respect, integrity andvolunteer service. Cadets are drug-free rolemodels in their communities and schools.

COMMUNITY SERVICECAP cadets serve their communities in manyways, including collecting and distributing foodand clothing to the needy, carrying out cleanupcampaigns and meeting logistical needs foraviation-related events like air shows.

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICAEvery December, in all 50 states and evenoverseas, cadets participate in Wreaths AcrossAmerica observances, presenting the colorsand placing wreaths on veterans’ graves innational cemeteries and at war memorials.

SCHOLARSHIPSMore than $300,000 in college and flightscholarships are available to CAP cadets.

CAREER EXPLORATIONThrough more than 30 annual National CadetSpecial Activities cadets explore careers in awide variety of fields. Cadets can choose toinvestigate flying, aircraft maintenance andmanufacturing, cyberspace operations,engineering, robotics and emergency services,among other opportunities.

FLYING HIGHThe opportunity to fly is a major attraction CAPoffers youth. During 2014, CAP’s pilots flew29,202 cadets on orientation flights.

LEADERSHIPOur program offers cadets in-depth training inleadership and enables them to applyclassroom principles to real-world needs.Cadets are encouraged to plan events, makedecisions and teach and mentor junior-rankingcadets under senior supervision.

TRANSFORMING YOUTH INTO DYNAMIC AMERICANS AND AEROSPACE LEADERS.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL

CAP’s AEROSPACE/STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM,consisting of over 30 no-cost aerospace educationproducts and programs, generates interest in science,technology, engineering and mathematics careers inover 25,000 cadets and about 350,000 K-12 studentsnationwide.

CAP STEM KIT PROGRAMNearly 90,000 K-12 youth across the country wereexposed to career exploration programs associated withastronomy, flight simulation, model and remote-controlled aircraft, robotics and rocketry, thanks to freeSTEM kits provided to CAP units and classrooms.

TEACHER ORIENTATION PROGRAM (TOP) Flights provideeducators the opportunity to experience firsthand theexcitement of flying and to expand their aeronauticalknowledge, which benefits 25,000 students annually.

EYE ON THE FUTUREThe Air Force Associations CyberPatriot program,complemented by CAP’s cyber security educationalmaterials and the Cyber Familiarization Course, isgrooming participants for future cyber security careers.

Civil Air Patrol is a leader in the All Service Divisionnational middle/high school CYBERPATRIOT program.CAP cadets were named national champions in 2011and 2012, and in 2013 the South Dakota teamfinished first in competition to operate and secure abasic network. In 2014, the California middle schoolteam won the inaugural National Middle SchoolChampionship.

HEAD OF THE CLASSAbout 17,000 youth in 28 states are K-6 AerospaceConnections in Education (ACE) program kids. The no-cost program enriches academics, character educationand physical fitness with an engaging grade-specificcurriculum.

civil air patrol’s awarding-winning

aerospace education program promotes

aerospace history, flight principles and

careers. many of the nation’s astronauts,

pilots, engineers and scientists first

explored their careers in cap.

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SUpportinG amErica’S commUnitiES WitH

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promotion of air, cYBEr anD SpacE poWEr.

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