The Civil Air Patrol hit a milestone in fiscal 2018, saving 155 lives.
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Civil Air Patrol flying damage assessment flights after Florence
Civil Air Patrol crews continue to fly sorties after Hurricane Florence, gathering photos to document storm damage for a variety of federal and state agencies.
CAP cadets to the rescue
Their Civil Air Patrol training kicks in as two cadets save a man from drowning.
Hundreds of Civil Air Patrol members to help out at Oshkosh
More than 200 members of the Civil Air Patrol will be at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to help with marshaling aircraft on the flightline, tracking and finding overdue aircraft, and more.
CAP helps with Super Bowl preparations
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama – A demonstration of an airplane flying into restricted Super Bowl airspace is being held Jan. 30, 2018, with Minnesota Air National Guard F-16s intercepting a Cessna from Civil Air Patrol’s Minnesota Wing. “CAP airplanes are used throughout the year to assist the Air Force with training to protect the […]
STEM on the Fly
DALLAS — A high school sophomore has won Texas Instruments’ (TI) #GenSTEM contest and a starring role in the latest edition of STEM Behind Cool Careers, a series of calculator activities and videos that introduce middle and high school students to unexpected STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers. The national contest, hosted by former […]
10 things you don’t know about the Civil Air Patrol
While some missions may not be a surprise — including the rush of hurricane-related flying towards the end of the fiscal year — other missions are not what most of us traditionally consider when we think Civil Air Patrol.
Milestone: CAP tops 100,000 flying hours in fiscal 2017
MAXWELL AIR FORCE, Ala. — For the second straight year, the Civil Air Patrol amassed 100,000 flying hours for its 560-plane fleet, recognized as one of the largest fleets of single-engine aircraft in the world. John Desmarais, Civil Air Patrol’s director of operations, said the milestone was met during a flight Sept. 28, 2017, in Puerto […]
CAP aerial photos missions begin over Texas
SAN ANTONIO – The Civil Air Patrol’s Texas Wing began flying aerial imagery missions Aug. 30, 2017, for the state of Texas and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the coastal areas initially ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. During the ongoing missions, CAP aircrews will fly over Corpus Christi, North Padre Island, Mustang Island, Rockport, Aransas […]