Civil Air Patrol, the official
auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 60,000
members nationwide, operating a fleet of 550 aircraft. CAP, in its Air Force
auxiliary role, performs about 85percent of continental U.S. inland
search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of70 lives
annually. Its unpaid professionals also perform homeland security, disaster
relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and
local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and
serve as mentors to more than 25,000 young people currently participating in
the CAP cadet programs. Performing missions for America for over 70 years, CAP
will receive the Congressional Gold Medal in 2015 in honor of the heroic
efforts of its World War II veterans. CAP also participates in Wreaths Across
America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of
U.S. military veterans. Visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com, www.capvolunteernow.com and www.capgoldmedal.com for more
information.