The Civil Air Patrol is celebrating its 67th anniversary Dec. 1. The all-volunteer, nonprofit group performs a multitude of missions in communities around the country.
It responds day or night when a plane is overdue and an emergency locator transmitter goes off. Its volunteers perform 90 percent of the inland search and rescue missions in the continental U.S. CAP provides disaster relief during hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes and countless other emergencies. It also performs homeland security and counterdrug measures when asked.
It also takes part in aerospace education and mentors young people through its cadet program.
The Civil Air was formed on Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The group has 57,000 members across the country.
was formed on Dec. 1, 1941.
