Soon after the tragic events of 9/11/2001, @CivilAirPatrol aircraft flew blood supplies for the @RedCross and provided aerial damage assessment photos of lower #Manhattan for @fema. Volunteers serving America’s communities, saving lives, and shaping futures. #NeverForget
Civil Air Patrol is continuing to help to provide relief during the #COVID19 pandemic. Ten members from the California Wing's San Fernando Senior Squadron 35 recently prepared 4,000 boxes of supplies at the Los Angeles Food Bank.
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First Air Force designated as air component to @US_SpaceCom
“First Air Force was the natural choice to serve as Air Force component to U.S. Space Command,” said @GenCQBrownJr
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NEW: According to @WomenInAviation, only 7.9% of certified private pilots and 4.5% of commercial pilots are women. Through the Cadet Wings program, CAP is doing its part to help young people explore and achieve their career dreams.
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🗣️Mark your calendars! CAP's highly anticipated 2020 National Conference will be held on August 14-15. This is a virtual and FREE event for our members. #CAPConference2020
More information about exciting speakers + sessions to follow.
"In our largest campaign since WW II, you have contributed over 19,000 volunteer days. You have delivered some 4.2 million meals 🍎, 1.5 million masks 😷, 556 thousand pounds of bulk food, and done so much, much more on 2,224 ground sorties and 585 air sorties." - @CAPNationalCC
Today I learned the sad news that Col Charles Compton of @ILWGCAP has passed away... just a few days shy of his 104th birthday. He was the last surviving active member who served in #WWII@CivilAirPatrol Coastal Patrol. RIP, sir. It was an honor to have known you!
Civil Air Patrol's Cessna aircraft fleet is expanding! The additions to the fleet include:
🇺🇸 11 11 Skyhawk 172s
🇺🇸 five Skylane 182Ts
🇺🇸 one Turbo Stationair HD T206HD
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COVID-19 may have changed the look of our selfies 😷, but not our hearts. Together, we are a force of good! CAP’s pandemic response to date:
🍎 1.5 Million Meals
😷1.3 Million N95 Masks
🚑2 Semis, 3 Truckloads & 15 Vans of PPE
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RT CivilAirPatrol "RT AirForceMag: Since an ongoing series of earthquakes began to rock Puerto Rico in late December—including a magnitude 5.0 tremor on Feb. 4—CivilAirPatrol has been engaged in relief and recovery efforts, both in the sky and on the…"
While you enjoy Super Bowl LIV, we are protecting America's skies, providing an air defense shield and ready to respond as part of a team effort with the USSS, FAA, state and local law enforcement. @NORADCommand