Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol

The Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (TXWG) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Texas. Texas Wing headquarters are located in Nacogdoches, Texas.^[2] The Texas Wing consists of over 3,000 cadet and adult members at over 79 locations across the state of Texas.^[3]

Mission

The Texas Wing, along with the Civil Air Patrol as a whole, has three primary missions: emergency services, cadet programs and aerospace education.^[4]

Emergency services

A Texas CAP cadet sits in the pilot's seat of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter belonging to the 305th Rescue Squadron.

Emergency services provided by the Texas Wing of CAP include search and rescue, disaster relief, and humanitarian services.^[5] Texas CAP members have provided assistance in border patrol operations, search and rescue missions, and drug interdiction missions.^[3]

Cadet programs

Texas runs a cadet program, which is organized among military lines and emphasizes Air Force traditions and values.^[6] Every summer and winter, CAP cadets from Texas and other states may sign up for a training course located at the Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol Encampment in Camp Swift where cadets study military customs, courtesies and how to provide emergency services^[7]

Aerospace education

The CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public, including education provided through the education system.^[8] Teachers can join CAP as Aerospace Education Members (AEM) and access resources available through the CAP, the Air Force, and NASA.^[9]

Organization

The Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is organized into squadrons, which are assigned into one of seven groups, based on their geographical location.^[10]

Lt. Col. Brian Childes (left) briefs Lt. Col. Bob Beabout (pilot) and Major John Mitchell (right) on a sortie to Sabine Lake, Texas following Hurricane Rita.

Colonel Richard Walters, commander 301st MDS, left, evaluates a simulated casualty, played by a Civil Air Patrol cadet.

Major Aristotle Rabanal shows off an A-10 to CAP cadets from Louisiana and Texas.

Texas Civil Air Patrol cadets examine a helicopter and equipment belonging to the 305th Rescue Squadron

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Texas Wing CAP cadets perform administrative duties at the West Houston Airport following Hurricane Katrina.

Texas CAP cadets during a tour of an Air Force at the Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base.

See also

• Texas Air National Guard
• Texas State Guard

References

External links

• TXWG Official Website

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