# Presentation: 915675

## United States Air Force

**Partnering With the Civil Air Patrol**

## CIVIL AIR PATROLAmerica’s Air Force Auxiliary. . .

** ****CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS**
** ****A FEDERAL CORPORATION**
** ****AUXILIARY OF THE AIR FORCE**

## HISTORY

** ****1 Dec 1941: Established Nationwide **
** ****Under Office of Civilian Defense**
** ****1943: Transferred to War Department **
** ****1946: Incorporated (Public Law 476)**
** ****1948: Auxiliary of the USAF (Public Law 557)**
** ****First Board Chairman: Gen Tooey Spaatz**

## 3 PRIMARY CAP MISSIONS

** ****Cadet Programs**
** ****Aerospace Education**
** ****Emergency Services**
** ****SAR/DR**
** ****Humanitarian Services**
** ****Homeland Security**
** ****Counterdrug**
** ****AFROTC Flight Orientation**

**Notes:**
Let’s look at our missions in greater detail.
These 3 congressionally chartered missions, plus we now have some related additional programs.
I will address each as we progress.
Please note just as CAP’s emblem consists of a 3-bladed propeller joined at the hub, CAP’s mission consists of 3 coequal parts all joined at the center in our unified endeavor with our AF partners.

## CADET PROGRAMS

** ****Enrollment Criteria**
** ****6th grade to 18 years old**
** ****Successful in school and not married**** **
** ****Special Cadet Activities**
** **** ****Middle School Initiative**
**  ****Encampments**
**  ****Flight Orientation Program**
**  ****National Cadet Competition**
**  ****International Air Cadet Exchange Program **

## AEROSPACE EDUCATION 

** ****Internal Program**
** ****Cadets **
** ****Senior (Adult) Members **
** ****Aerospace Education Members (1,300 +)**
** ****External Program**** **
** ****Teachers (Includes Student Teachers)**
** ****Schools, Colleges and Other Organizations**
** ****Home schools**
** **

## NATIONAL CONGRESS ON AVIATION & SPACE EDUCATION

** ** **Symposium for educators, aerospace experts and CAP members **
**  ****800-1200 Participants**
** ****Promotes Aerospace Information Exchange**
** ****Concurrent Teaching Sessions for Educators**
** ****Personal Sessions with Astronauts, ****	****Scientists, Aerospace Industrialists.**

## EMERGENCY SERVICES & FLIGHT PROGRAM

** ****Search and Rescue**
** ****Disaster Relief**
** ****Homeland Security**
** ****Humanitarian Services**
** ****Counterdrug (CBP, DEA, JTFs, EPIC)**
** ****AFROTC Flight Orientation Program**

## CAP ORGANIZATION

** ****64,243 Volunteers**
** ****36,957 Senior Members (Ages 18-96)**
** ****27,286 Cadets**
** ****Board of Governors**
** ****National Executive Committee (NEC)**
** ****8 CAP Regions / 52 CAP Wings**

## CAP-USAF AND CAP RELATIONSHIP

## CAP-USAF ORGANIZATION

**CAP-USAF ORGANIZATION**
**HQ & LIAISON REGIONS**** **

## LIAISON REGION LOCATIONS 

** ****USAF: 5**
** ****McGuire AFB**
** ****Andrews AFB**
** ****Wright-Patterson AFB**
** ****Peterson AFB**
** ****Beale AFB**

** ****33 Officers, 16 Enlisted, 112 Civilians  **
**500+**** Reservists (Cats B & E)**
**Total:  650+ USAF Personnel**

** ****AFRES: 2**
** ****Dobbins ARB**
** ****Minneapolis-St Paul**

** ****Navy: 1   **
** ****NAS JRB Ft Worth**
**	**** ****(Carswell Field)****	**

## CAP-USAF

**  ****RESPONSIBILITIES**

**  ****Leadership - Corporation/Volunteers**
**  ****Advice, Liaison and Oversight**
**  ****Maintain Air Force Perspective**
**  ****Manage CAPRAP Program**

## CAP-USAF SUPPORT

** ****CAP Budget Requests - AF Processing**
** ****Equipment - Transfer of DoD Excess**
** ****Facilities -- Permanent and Temporary**
** ****Air Force Courses**
**  ****AFRCC SAR Management Course**
**  ****PJOC Orientation Courses**
**  ****Safety Courses (ORM, Kirtland AFB)**
**  ****IG School (Kirtland AFB) **
**  ****MAJCOM Familiarization Courses**

## OVERSIGHT TOOLBOX

** ****Headquarters’ Support**
** ****Cooperative Agreement and SOW**
** ****IG Assessments**
** ****Financial Reviews**
** ****AF Directives (when CAP Acting as Auxiliary)**
** ****Comment on CAP Directives**
** ****Day-to-Day Presence (Congressionals, MOUs, etc.) **
** ****National Boards & NCASE**
** ****Corporate Aircraft Distribution Committee**

## OVERSIGHT TOOLBOX

** ****Liaison Region Support**
** ****Staff Assistance Visits**
** ****Survey Audits**
** ****SAR / DR / CD Exercises and Evaluations**
** ****Approve CD Missions (excluding DEA, USCS, USFS)**
** ****Cadet Competition**
** ****Aircrew Competition**
** ****Monthly Meetings**
** ****Safety Briefings**
** ****Staff Colleges**
** ****Wing & Region Conferences**

## OVERSIGHT TOOLBOX

** ****CAPRAP (Reserve Assistance Program)**
** ****USAF Reserve Officers / NCOs**
** ****Advise, Assist and Motivate CAP in all its Missions**
** ****Emergency Services Training**
** ****Create OPLANs**
** ****Inspect CAP Activities and Resources**
** ****Day-to-Day Presence at Unit Level**
** ****Liaison Office (State Directors)**
** ****Validate CAP’s Mission**
** ****Arrange with Air Force for Specific Support **
** ****Coordinate CAPRAP Support**
** ****Day-to-Day Presence at Wing & Unit Levels**

## OVERSIGHT OF  EMERGENCY SERVICES & FLIGHT PROGRAMS

-  **73,000+ AF funded flying hours per year**
**  ****Advice, Liaison and Oversight**
**  ****Maintain Air Force Perspective**
**  ****Manage CAPRAP Program**

##  Cooperative Agreement and SOW
 Signed by SECAF and CAP/CC on 12 July 2002
 New Governing Board for CAP
 CAP is part of NORTHCOM’s Command & Control Cell
 CAP becoming integrated into Joint Air Operations
 Provide Civil Support to NORTHCOM through 1st Air Force 
 CAP National Operations Center
 NOC coordinates ALL ES missions (training & actual)
 Produces daily SITREP to Pentagon

** ****Signed by SECAF and CAP/CC on 12 July 2002**
** ****New Governing Board for CAP**
** ****CAP is part of NORTHCOM’s Command & Control Cell**
** ****CAP becoming integrated into Joint Air Operations**
** ****Provide Civil Support to NORTHCOM through 1****st**** Air Force **
** ****CAP National Operations Center**
** ****NOC coordinates ALL ES missions (training & actual)**
** ****Produces daily SITREP to Pentagon**

**RECENT CHANGES**

## CAP and CAP-USAF

**CAP and CAP-USAF**

**TEAMWORK FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE**

**Montana State Director**
**Joe Macklin**