A Civil Air Patrol pilot escaped serious injury when she was forced to land on a city street in Conroe, Texas Jan. 3.
Honor guard lends CAP presence to Army holiday video
December 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A Civil Air Patrol honor guard provides a prominent presence in the first music video by the U.S. Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors.
Yes, we can reach out and make a difference
July 8, 2010 by 2 Comments
A question I recently found in my e-mail inbox intrigues me. “So how do we, as aviators, get the general population to engage?” Steve, from Midway, Georgia, poses this query. And in doing so he puts his finger on what is arguably the greatest challenge to pilots and aviation enthusiasts in the political arena. Because without engaging the public at large we are little more than a minority splinter group that appears to insist on special treatment.
More often than not, that’s the public perception of us. Fortunately, we can change that.
The easiest way for us to make a pro-aviation impact is on a personal basis, one-on-one. [Read more...]
CAP helps fight floods on Red River
March 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Volunteers from the Civil Air Patrol’s North Dakota and Minnesota wings are stepping forward to help fight the threatened flooding of the Red River.
CAP members are filling and stacking hundreds of thousands of sandbags near the civic center in Fargo, N.D., as well as outside a radio station in the city. CAP aircrews also are making damage assessment flights, as weather permits, taking photos to help protect critical infrastructure.
CAP to exchange cadets with 13 countries next year
October 24, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Cadets representing 13 countries will visit Civil Air Patrol squadrons in the U.S. as participants in next year’s International Air Cadet Exchange program. The program, now more than 60 years old, promotes international friendship and understanding through a common focus on aviation.
Maj. Gen. Amy Courter, CAP National Commander, with Executive Director Don Rowland and Lt. Col. Beverly Scoggins, CAP’s volunteer IACE assistant director, represented the Air Force auxiliary at IACE’s annual planning conference held recently in Hong Kong. CAP committed to accepting cadets from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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