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 Growing
from its World War II experience, the Civil Air Patrol
has continued to strive to save lives and alleviate
human suffering through a myriad of emergency service
and operational missions.
Search and Rescue
(SAR):
Perhaps best known for its search and rescue |
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efforts,
CAP now flies more than 85 percent of all federal inland SAR
missions directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
at Langley AFB, Virginia. Outside of the continental United
States, CAP supports the Joint Rescue Coordination Centers in
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Just how effective are the CAP
missions? More than 100 people are saved every year by CAP
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"Civil
Air Patrol is always the first unit in and usually the last
unit out when a real disaster occurs. They are very well
trained and always respond quickly."
Toby
Carroll
Corporate Safety Evaluation Director,
Continental Airlines
Guardian Angel '91 Exercise |
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 Disaster
Relief: Often
overlooked but vitally important is the role CAP plays in
disaster relief operations. CAP provides air and ground
transportation, and an extensive communications network. They
fly disaster relief officials to remote locations, and support
local, state and national disaster relief organizations with
manpower and leadership.
In fact, CAP has formal
agreements with many government and humanitarian relief
agencies such as the American Red Cross, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National
Transportation Safety Board and the United States Coast Guard. |
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 Counterdrugs:
CAP joined the "war on drugs" in 1986 when CAP
signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Customs
Service offering CAP resources to be used to stem the flow of
drugs into and within the United States. Today, CAP has
similar agreements with the Drug Enforcement Administration
and the U.S. Forest Service.
CAP has made major
contributions to the counterdrug fight by providing aerial
reconnaissance, airborne communication support, and airlift of
law enforcement personnel. In 1997 alone, CAP units flew
nearly 40,000 hours in support of counterdrug efforts. |
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2001 - All Rights Reserved
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