Civil Air Patrol, America’s Air Force auxiliary, building the nation’s finest force of citizen volunteers serving America.
with emergency response, diverse aviation and ground services, youth development, and promotion of air, space and cyber power.
CAP’s modern-day fleet of mostly Cessna aircraft is large and more versatile than ever. Its agile collection of drones is growing, too.
Hurricane Katrina put a forward spin on how CAP and others in emergency services handle disaster response.
Citizen scientists from eight CAP squadrons in the New Orleans area come together to meet this latest NASA challenge.