Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol

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Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol
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The Alabama Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Executive staff
Commander Col. J. Bradford Lynn
Current statistics
Squadrons 22
Cadets 319
Seniors 581
Statistics as of 2012[1]

The Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol (ALWG) is one of 52 wings (50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.) in the Civil Air Patrol (the official United States Air Force Auxiliary).

Mission

The Civil Air Patrol has three missions: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.[2]

Emergency services

The CAP actively provides emergency services, includes search and rescue and disaster relief operations, as well as assisting in the providing of humanitarian aid.[3]

Members of the Alabama Wing have practiced their ability to find downed planes by running a drill in which pilots searched from the air for practice beacons, and ground teams were then dispatched to the proper location.[4]

The CAP also provides Air Force support through conducting light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol can also offer support to counter-drug missions.[3]

Cadet programs

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Staff Sgt. Vernon McNabb, B Com., 1st Bn., 13th Avn. Regt., helps two cadets locate their next point during a land navigation exercise.

The CAP offers cadet programs for youth aged 12 to 21, which includes providing aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership to cadets.[5]

Aerospace education

The CAP provides aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public. Fulfilling the education component of the overall CAP mission includes training members of CAP, offering workshops for youth throughout the nation through schools, and providing education through public aviation events.[6]

See also

References

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External links

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