Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol

The Alaska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Alaska. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in Elmendorf Air Force Base.^[2] The Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at over 17 locations across the state of Alaska.^[3]

Mission

The Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education.^[4]

Emergency services

The Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, including: search and rescue missions; disaster relief, including providing air and ground transportation of emergency supplies and disaster relief officials to disaster areas; humanitarian services, including the transport of blood and human tissue; Air Force support; and counter-drug operations.^[4]

Cadet programs

Cadets aged 12 to 21 may participate in a 16-step cadet program which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.^[4]

Aerospace education

The CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public; internal training is provided to cadets and senior members through the CAP program, while education is provided to the general public through workshops conducted through the education system.^[4]

Organization

The Alaska Wing is divided into seventeen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at Elmendorf Air Force Base.^[5]

Lt. Col. Stuart Goering, Alaska Civil Air Patrol Wing, prepares an external hard drive for the ARCHER system before a May 15 Alaska Shield/Northern Edge mission mapping the Alaskan Pipeline.

Mark Biron, Civil Air Patrol 71st Composite Squadron member, pilots a CAP Cessna 172 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.

See also

• Alaska Air National Guard
• Alaska Naval Militia
• Alaska State Defense Force

References

External links

• Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol official website

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