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Civil Air
Patrol has three primary missions
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Aerospace Education |
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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. |
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Cadet Programs |
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CAP's cadet program
trains young men and women in teamwork, moral leadership, aerospace
education, technical skills to support emergency services, and military
history and customs. Through national encampments, a college and flight
training scholarship program, and the International Air Cadet Exchange,
CAP cadets broaden their horizons, learn to assume responsibility, feel
self-confidence and set goals for their lives.
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Operations / Emergency Services |
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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 counterdrug 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.
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CAP flies 95% of the inland search and rescue missions tasked by the
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. In an average year, CAP is credited with
saving over 100 lives. |
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