Civil Air Patrol Program

The purposes of the Civil Air Patrol are: to encourage and aid citizens of the United States in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy; to encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare; to provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members; to encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities; to provide an organization of private citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies; and to assist the Department of the Air Force in fulfilling its noncombat programs and missions. See CAP site, https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ for more information.