Summary CAP serves as the civilian auxiliary of the US Air Force, with a mission to support communities through emergency response and youth development. Members participate in various missions, including search and rescue, disaster response, and aiding in combat readiness activities. CAP operates the world's largest fleet of single-piston engine aircraft, which include Cessnas, Maule, de Havilland, and GippsAero planes.
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the US Air Force and is a congressionally chartered and federally supported organization. The organization traces its origins to the earliest days of America's entry into World War II (it served to help patrol and protect US waters from German U-boats). Not all aerial patrols need to be an Air Force combat air patrol .
Even small civilian single-piston engine aircraft can assist in NORAD's mission to provide airspace security for the United States . What the Civil Air Patrol is According to the Air Force , the Civil Air Patrol's mission is " supporting America’s communities with emergency response, diverse aviation and ground services, youth development and promotion of air, space and cyber power through aerospace education ." "As a Total Force partner and the auxiliary of the U.
S. Air Force, Civil Air Patrol is there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster and work to keep the homeland safe." - Civil Air Patrol The Civil Air Patrol's headquarters is co-loc.