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U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY PENNSYLVANIA WING CIVIL AIR PATROL Cadet leadership programs serve the Commonwealth Civil Air Patrol serves Pennsylvania through its Through aerospace education, CAP inspires youth to be emergency response, aviation and ground services, as well as responsible citizens who embody the core values of integrity, through cadet programs and aerospace education. volunteer service, excellence and respect for one another. The Pennsylvania Wing’s cadet CAP provides teachers with free programs develop the nation’s materials focused on leadership, next generation of leaders. physical fitness, character Members ages 12 to 20 experience development and aerospace the thrill of powered and glider education, and stirs interest in flight. Cadet Training Schools and science, technology, engineering encampments provide full and math (STEM) subjects and immersion in physical fitness, professions. leadership, search and rescue and The Pennsylvania Wing team-building exercises. Top participated in disaster relief cadets meet with policymakers during Hurricane Sandy, and elected officials, gaining a providing aerial images at a well-rounded understanding of More than 300 cadets spent nine days of their summer minimal cost to taxpayers. government and public service, in vacation at the Northeast Region Cadet Leadership School Members also secured crash sites learning hands-on lessons in teamwork, leadership, CAP’s annual Civic Leadership aerospace education and character development under the for the Federal Aviation Academy. In 30 National Cadet guidance of civilian and military professionals from a variety Administration, supported Special Activities, the of career fields. counter-terrorism task forces, organization’s young members helped eradicate $17.8 million in hone their skills in aerospace technology, aircraft marijuana, saluted fallen U.S. veterans with remembrance manufacture, Air Force careers, flight, leadership and search wreaths and supported deployed soldiers overseas with and rescue. care packages. 2012 Statistics Volunteer Members: Vehicles: Cadet Flying: 1,162 adult members 41 vehicles 1,145 cadets flown 1,089 cadets : 1,284 voting-age members Interoperable Communications Total Hours Flown: 188 aircrew personnel 21 VHF/FM repeaters 2,392 1,376 emergency responders 225 VHF/FM stations 34 HF stations Financial: : Squadrons Missions: $5.7M value of wing’s 66 locations statewide 11 search and rescue missions volunteer hours 5 finds Aircraft: 9 counterdrug missions 14 single engine 16 other state support missions Wing Commander Col. Sandra E. Brandon ([email protected]) Government Relations Advisor Lt. Col. Gary L. Fleming ([email protected]) National Commander Maj. Gen. Charles L. Carr Jr. ([email protected]) Region Commander Col. Christopher J. Hayden ([email protected]) Address: Building 3-108, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003 Phone: (717) 861-2335 Website: pawg.cap.gov Congressionally chartered mission No. 1 Emergency Services No strangers to serving their communities in crisis, An F-16 maneuvers to intercept a Civil Air Patrol Cessna during a Fertile dedicated Civil Air Patrol members across America Keynote exercise near the nationʼs capital in August. As part of its expanding homeland security missions, once again answered the call in 2012, CAP aircrews flew more than 2,000 hours during responding to tornadoes, wildfires, air defense exercises in 2012 helping prepare hurricanes and tsunamis throughout the fighter units across the country. year. Their service was most notable in response to Hurricane Sandy’s in the organization’s 71-year onslaught on the East Coast in October. history. CAP aircrews in the skies The superstorm, which was followed along with image evaluation by an early winter blast, left more than teams on the ground, including 100 people dead, millions without officers, noncommissioned officers power or potable water and thousands and cadets whose own lives were homeless. shattered by Sandy, captured and Working with the Federal Emergency processed more than 158,000 photos of Management Agency, states and other relief the hurricane’s destruction — one of the agencies, CAP’s unpaid professionals representing 20 largest missions in CAP’s history. The images wings from the Great Lakes, Middle East and Northeast regions helped provide FEMA as well as state and local responders with helped make sure the hungry were fed and the cold sheltered, as an accurate picture of the damage and where help was needed. other CAP officers, noncommissioned officers and cadets did In all, CAP supported 52 requests for assistance from federal, earlier in the year when Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast. state and local authorities in disaster relief operations during Sandy marked what turned out to be a significant milestone 2012. As the U.S. Air Force auxiliary, CAP also helped save 32 lives across the nation using such high-tech tools as in- flight video equipment as well as radar and cell phone forensics software developed by CAP members. In addition, CAP worked with the Department of Defense, flying 2,017 hours of air defense intercept training missions to help prepare fighter units across the country. Aircrews conducting counterdrug and drug interdiction operations flew 8,362 hours helping law enforcement agencies seize more than $491.4 million in illegal drugs and currency, leading to 632 arrests. Capt. Rheta Perkins, airborne photographer with Civil Air Patrolʼs North Carolina Wing, prepares to take photos of damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy. Aerial imaging crews like the one Perkins was a part of took tens of thousands of damage assessment photos for government agencies while flying some 696 sorties and logging 1,407 flight hours above the shredded East Coast. Aerial images like this billowing smoke in the Manitou Springs area of Colorado, taken in rough air from 13,500 feet by a CAP aircrew on fire watch, were some of the first of what later became the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012. The massive fire near Colorado Springs, coupled with the High Park Fire near Fort Collins and other, smaller blazes, made the spring and summer of 2012 the most destructive and This aerial image taken by a CAP aircrew reveals tidal surge damage expensive fire season in to homes in New Jersey. Last year the photo review process was Coloradoʼs history. More streamlined through crowdsourcing, using 6,000 volunteers, many of than 200 CAP members them CAP members, to assess 158,012 images placed on a website worked both in the air created for that purpose. The imagesʼ depictions of storm damage and on the ground in were rated as light, moderate and severe, providing response agencies response to the fires. faster, more accurate evaluations of Hurricane Sandyʼs destruction. Congressionally chartered mission No. 2 Cadet Programs Civil Air Patrol inspires youth to be responsible citizens who training and activities covering subjects as diverse as U.S. Air embody the organization’s core values of respect, integrity, Force career familiarization, aerospace technology, leadership volunteer service and excellence. development and flight training. In school- or community-based squadrons, cadets ages 12-20 As a testament to its relevance and appeal, the cadet program benefit from a complete curriculum that teaches leadership, has grown more than 25 percent over the past four years, from physical fitness, character development and aerospace 21,000 cadets in 2008 to 26,384 in 2012. The opportunity to fly is a education. Cadets serve their communities by helping with major attraction for cadets; 29,856 cadet orientation flights were CAP’s humanitarian efforts. conducted in CAP planes last In addition, they gain an year (some received more than appreciation for America’s one flight). role in the global community by serving as Civil Air Patrol cadets experience goodwill ambassadors flight firsthand through the efforts of abroad or hosting aviation- CAP adult volunteers — aviation minded youth from around enthusiasts eager to share their love the world. of flying. Often, it is through CAP that Cadets attend weekly a cadet receives the first flight of his or her life. Aviation education is meetings and participate in delivered in both the classroom and weekend activities once a the cockpit. Cadets gain an month. Each summer, they understanding of the complex forces have the opportunity to that cause an aircraft to achieve lift participate in one or more of and study other fundamental topics, 30 national cadet events, such as navigation, engines and which offer hands-on aerospace history. Eager to show off their aerospace knowledge, physical fitness and precision, cadet drill teams and color guards participate in competitions at the state, region and national levels. Rising to the occasion with good sportsmanship, cadets amaze spectators with their skill and esprit de corps. The competitions are varied, but this activity is all about character. Each year, 144 cadets from CAPʼs eight regions earn the right to compete for national honors, and about 800 more compete locally. Civil Air Patrol develops youth through self-paced study of the art of leadership. Cadets learn how to lead through formal classroom instruction and a laboratory of hands-on experiences where they apply leadership principles to real-world challenges. Through a graduated curriculum, they first learn to follow, then National Flight Academies are to lead small groups, ultimately experiencing command and among 30 annual cadet activities executive-level leadership, advancing