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Resources for
Civil Air Patrol Members
hosted by Malcolm Dickinson
About
Civil Air Patrol
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Page of Aerospace Education Resources | ||||||||||
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Page of Emergency Services Resources, including:
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Page of Safety Resources | ||||||||||
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How to subscribe to CAP listserves (mailing lists) | ||||||||||
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General instructions for new members
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Sources for used uniforms | ||||||||||
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Tax deduction information for volunteer pilots | ||||||||||
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CAP graphics for use in documents and on web sites | ||||||||||
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Information on Senior Programs, including
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List of official CAP grade abbreviations | ||||||||||
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A little regulation humor | ||||||||||
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On the National Headquarters web site:
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On the Northeast Region web site:
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Unit web sites of particular note:
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| Read My Guest Book from 2001 |
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New York, NY |
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Yonkers, NY |
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Spring Valley, NY |
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Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY |
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Middletown, CT |
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Stratford, CT |
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East Haven, CT |
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New Jersey Wing | McGuire AFB, NJ | ||||||||
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Glider Flight 400, Arizona Wing | Phoenix, AZ |
Civil Air Patrol is the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. CAP was founded in 1941 and is a volunteer organization. CAP members don't receive any payment - it's like being a Boy Scout leader or a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
The other parallel to the Scouting program is that CAP has two types of members: senior members, over 18, and cadets, who are ages 12 and up.
CAP was chartered by Congress with three missions:
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Emergency Services, which consists mainly of finding downed aircraft, finding emergency distress beacons, helping with lost person searches, and assisting state and local government in times of natural disaster. |
| Aerospace Education: educating CAP members, young and old, and the general public, about air and space vehicles and technology. See also: my page of AE resources |
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Cadet Programs, which means providing an interesting and challenging program for our younger members. Cadets join CAP for fun, for adventure, for a challenge, and because it gives them an opportunity to learn valuable leadership skills. |
More information on CAP and its three missions can be found on the CAP National HQ Web Site.
Also see my page of pictures of CAP activities.
About Malcolm
Dickinson
I am a volunteer search-and-rescue pilot with
Civil Air Patrol and serve as director of safety for New
York Wing.
I joined CAP in 1996 as a member of Amelia Earhart Composite Squadron (Mount Vernon, NY). From 1998 to 2000 I served on the Northeast Region Staff before moving to Phoenix Composite Squadron (New York, NY) in September 2000.
While at Phoenix I served as Aerospace Education Officer and Safety Officer for New York City Group, and Internal Aerospace Education Officer and Webmaster for Northeast Region.
I enjoy flying emergency services missions and helping on ground teams. I usually spend a week each summer teaching cadets (high school students) to fly. I enjoy teaching aerospace education classes to cadets at nearby squadrons.
I became a mission pilot in 1998, a check pilot in 1999, and an incident commander in 2001, and wing director of safety in 2003.
| Read my guest book from 2001 |
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