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2012 Statistics Volunteer Members: 581 adult members 319 cadets 626 voting-age members 240 aircrew personnel 583 emergency responders Squadrons: 22 locations statewide Aircraft: 13 single engine Vehicles: 23 vehicles Interoperable Communications: 9 VHF/FM repeaters 141 VHF/FM stations 23 HF stations Missions: 6 search and rescue missions 3 finds 13 other state support missions Cadet Flying: 615 cadets flown Total Hours Flown: 2,533 Financial: $70,000* in state funding $2.5M value of wing’s volunteer hours Address: 810 Willow St., Building 208, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-5903 Phone: (334) 953-6465 Website: www.alwg.cap.gov Wing Commander Col. J. Bradford Lynn ([email protected]) Government Relations Advisor Lt. Col. Joseph M. Saloom ([email protected]) National Commander Maj. Gen. Charles L. Carr Jr. ([email protected]) Region Commander Col. Alvin J. Bedgood ([email protected]) Gov. Robert Bentley honored the Alabama Wing with a commendation in December for its missions for America and its work in cadet programs, aerospace and emergency services. Wing achievements for 2012 include: • Alabama leads the nation in Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) Flights, which provide classroom teachers rides in Civil Air Patrol aircraft that enrich their lesson plans. • More than 250 Alabama teachers are CAP aerospace education members. • Alabama Public Television’s “On the Job” series featured cadet programs offered by the wing and Auburn Composite Squadron, which emphasize the pursuit of science, technology, engineering and math careers. • Cadets and officers supported the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the state Capitol and at other veterans’ locations throughout Alabama. • The Springville Cadet Squadron was a finalist in the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot IV national high school cyber security competition in March, and Pell City Composite Squadron cadets reached the CyberPatriot V semifinals this year. • Cadet academic and flight scholarship programs were initiated to provide scholarships for Alabama cadets. • The Alabama Wing was presented the Southeast Region’s National Disaster Relief Mission Award for its outstanding evaluation and numerous emergency service activities, both actual events and training exercises, during the year. • The wing provided aircrews and ground teams in response to tornadoes in central Alabama in March; a CAP incident commander also served at the Alabama Emergency Operations Center during the storms. An Alabama Wing color guard flanks Gov. Robert Bentley during the Wreaths Across America ceremony in Montgomery. *Financial data provided by wing Members support CAP’s missions for America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY CIVIL AIR P ATROL ALABAMA WING

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Page 1: U.S. A IR FORCE A ALABAMA WING - Civil Air Patrol...Wing achievements for 2012 include: • Alabama leads the nation in Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) Flights, which provide classroom

2012 StatisticsVolunteer Members:

581 adult members

319 cadets

626 voting-age members

240 aircrew personnel

583 emergency responders

Squadrons:22 locations statewide

Aircraft:13 single engine

Vehicles:23 vehicles

Interoperable Communications:9 VHF/FM repeaters

141 VHF/FM stations

23 HF stations

Missions:6 search and rescue missions

3 finds

13 other state support missions

Cadet Flying: 615 cadets flown

Total Hours Flown:2,533

Financial:$70,000* in state funding

$2.5M value of wing’s volunteer

hours

Address: 810 Willow St., Building 208, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-5903 Phone: (334) 953-6465 Website: www.alwg.cap.gov

Wing Commander Col. J. Bradford Lynn ([email protected])

Government Relations Advisor Lt. Col. Joseph M. Saloom ([email protected])

National Commander Maj. Gen. Charles L. Carr Jr. ([email protected])

Region Commander Col. Alvin J. Bedgood ([email protected])

Gov. Robert Bentley honored the Alabama Wing with acommendation in December for its missions for America andits work in cadet programs, aerospace and emergency services.

Wing achievements for 2012 include:• Alabama leads the nation in Teacher Orientation Program

(TOP) Flights, which provide classroom teachers rides inCivil Air Patrol aircraft that enrich their lesson plans.

• More than 250 Alabama teachers are CAP aerospaceeducation members.

• Alabama Public Television’s“On the Job” series featuredcadet programs offered by thewing and Auburn CompositeSquadron, which emphasize thepursuit of science, technology,engineering and math careers.

• Cadets and officers supportedthe Wreaths Across Americaceremony at the state Capitoland at other veterans’ locationsthroughout Alabama.

• The Springville Cadet

Squadron was a finalist in the Air Force Association’sCyberPatriot IV national high school cyber securitycompetition in March, and Pell City Composite Squadroncadets reached the CyberPatriot V semifinals this year.

• Cadet academic and flight scholarship programs wereinitiated to provide scholarships for Alabama cadets.

• The Alabama Wing was presented the Southeast Region’sNational Disaster Relief Mission Award for its outstandingevaluation and numerous emergency service activities,both actual events and training exercises, during the year.

• The wing providedaircrews and ground teams in response totornadoes in centralAlabama in March; a CAPincident commander alsoserved at the AlabamaEmergency OperationsCenter during the storms.

An Alabama Wing color guard

flanks Gov. Robert Bentley during

the Wreaths Across America

ceremony in Montgomery.

*Financial data provided by wing

Members support CAP’s missions for America

U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY

CIVIL AIR PATROL

ALABAMA WING

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No strangers to serving their communities in crisis,dedicated Civil Air Patrol members across Americaonce again answered the call in 2012,responding to tornadoes, wildfires,hurricanes and tsunamis throughout theyear. Their service was most notable inresponse to Hurricane Sandy’sonslaught on the East Coast in October.The superstorm, which was followedby an early winter blast, left more than100 people dead, millions withoutpower or potable water and thousandshomeless.

Working with the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency, states and other reliefagencies, CAP’s unpaid professionals representing 20wings from the Great Lakes, Middle East and Northeast regionshelped make sure the hungry were fed and the cold sheltered, asother CAP officers, noncommissioned officers and cadets didearlier in the year when Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast.

Sandy marked what turned out to be a significant milestone

in the organization’s 71-yearhistory. CAP aircrews in the skiesalong with image evaluationteams on the ground, including

officers, noncommissioned officersand cadets whose own lives were

shattered by Sandy, captured andprocessed more than 158,000 photos of

the hurricane’s destruction — one of thelargest missions in CAP’s history. The images

helped provide FEMA as well as state and local responders withan accurate picture of the damage and where help was needed.

In all, CAP supported 52 requests for assistance from federal,state and local authorities in disaster relief operations during2012. 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 phoneforensics software developed by CAP members. Inaddition, CAP worked with the Department of Defense,flying 2,017 hours of air defense intercept training missionsto help prepare fighter units across the country. Aircrewsconducting counterdrug and drug interdiction operationsflew 8,362 hours helping law enforcement agencies seizemore than $491.4 million in illegal drugs and currency,leading to 632 arrests.

Congressionally chartered mission No. 1

Emergency Services

Capt. Rheta Perkins, airborne photographer with Civil Air Patrolʼs NorthCarolina Wing, prepares to take photos of damage wrought byHurricane Sandy. Aerial imaging crews like the one Perkins was a partof took tens of thousands of damage assessment photos forgovernment agencies while flying some 696 sorties and logging 1,407flight 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 ofthe first of what later became the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012. The massive firenear Colorado Springs,coupled with the HighPark Fire near FortCollins and other, smallerblazes, made the springand summer of 2012 themost destructive andexpensive fire season inColoradoʼs history. Morethan 200 CAP membersworked both in the airand on the ground inresponse to the fires.

This aerial image taken by a CAP aircrew reveals tidal surge damageto homes in New Jersey. Last year the photo review process wasstreamlined through crowdsourcing, using 6,000 volunteers, many ofthem CAP members, to assess 158,012 images placed on a websitecreated for that purpose. The imagesʼ depictions of storm damagewere rated as light, moderate and severe, providing response agenciesfaster, more accurate evaluations of Hurricane Sandyʼs destruction.

An F-16 maneuvers to intercept a Civil Air Patrol Cessna during a FertileKeynote exercise near the nationʼs capital in August. As

part of its expanding homeland security missions,CAP aircrews flew more than 2,000 hours during

air defense exercises in 2012 helping preparefighter units across the country.

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Eager to show off their aerospaceknowledge, physical fitness and precision,cadet drill teams and color guards participatein competitions at the state, region andnational levels. Rising to the occasion withgood sportsmanship, cadets amazespectators with their skill and esprit de corps.The competitions are varied, but this activity isall about character. Each year, 144 cadetsfrom CAPʼs eight regions earn the right tocompete for national honors, and about 800more compete locally.

Congressionally chartered mission No. 2

Cadet ProgramsCivil Air Patrol inspires youth to be responsible citizens who

embody the organization’s core values of respect, integrity,volunteer service and excellence.

In school- or community-based squadrons, cadets ages 12-20benefit from a complete curriculum that teaches leadership,physical fitness, character development and aerospaceeducation. Cadets serve their communities by helping withCAP’s humanitarian efforts.In addition, they gain anappreciation for America’srole in the globalcommunity by serving asgoodwill ambassadorsabroad or hosting aviation-minded youth from aroundthe world.

Cadets attend weeklymeetings and participate inweekend activities once amonth. Each summer, theyhave the opportunity toparticipate in one or more of30 national cadet events,which offer hands-on

training and activities covering subjects as diverse as U.S. AirForce career familiarization, aerospace technology, leadershipdevelopment and flight training.

As a testament to its relevance and appeal, the cadet programhas grown more than 25 percent over the past four years, from21,000 cadets in 2008 to 26,384 in 2012. The opportunity to fly is amajor attraction for cadets; 29,856 cadet orientation flights were

conducted in CAP planes lastyear (some received more thanone flight).

Civil Air Patrol develops youth through self-paced study of the art of leadership.Cadets learn how to lead through formal classroominstruction and a laboratory of hands-on experienceswhere they apply leadership principles to real-world challenges.Through a graduated curriculum, they first learn to follow, thento lead small groups, ultimately experiencing command andexecutive-level leadership, advancing in rank and earninghonors along the way. Topics include how to think critically,communicate effectively, make good decisions, motivate othersand manage conflict.

Civil Air Patrol cadets experienceflight firsthand through the efforts ofCAP adult volunteers — aviationenthusiasts eager to share their loveof flying. Often, it is through CAP thata cadet receives the first flight of hisor her life. Aviation education isdelivered in both the classroom andthe cockpit. Cadets gain anunderstanding of the complex forcesthat cause an aircraft to achieve liftand study other fundamental topics,such as navigation, engines andaerospace history.

National Flight Academies areamong 30 annual cadet activitiesthat help mold the next generationof citizens through top-notchinstruction that emphasizes hardwork, self-discipline and teamwork.

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The K-6 Aerospace

Connections in

Education program

provides engaging,

cost-free, grade-

specific, aerospace-

themed academics,

character education and physical fitness lessons for living a healthy, drug-free life. Ninety-

one percent of the teacher participants register again for the following academic year. In

2012, more than 18,000 students and 700 teachers in 92 schools in 27 states participated

in the ACE program.

Civil Air Patrol offers more than 30 free

aerospace education products and programs

designed to generate interest in STEM careers

for about 250,000 cadets and K-12 students

nationwide. The Aerospace Education

Excellence program includes 150 inquiry-based

activities easily accomplished within the

squadron or classroom. Subjects such as

robotics, rocketry, remote-controlled flying,

cyber security, satellite imagery, astronomy,

math and science help inspire young people to

pursue STEM careers.

Congressionally chartered mission No. 3

Aerospace EducationCivil Air Patrol’s award-winning aerospace

education program promotes aerospace history,flight principles, careers and relevance intoday’s world. CAP’s more than 26,000 cadetmembers as well as about 220,000 K-12 studentsnationwide benefit from the program,composed of a plethora of inquiry-basedproducts aligned with national standards oflearning that perpetuate an interest in science,technology, engineering and math (STEM)subjects and professions. Both cadets andteachers are given orientation flights thatencourage real-world application of skills andinvestigation of potential STEM careers. Cadetsalso receive a variety of employmentexploration opportunities in partnership withaerospace business, industry and educationalinstitutions that are helpingprepare the country’sworkforce to maintainnational security wellinto the future.

The Teacher Orientation Program Flight initiative provides teachers and administrators the

opportunity to experience firsthand the excitement of flying while also increasing their

aeronautical knowledge. TOP Flight ignites aviation enthusiasm that these

educators transfer into the classrooms of more than 15,000 students annually.

The Colorado Springs Cadet Squadron is

the Air Force Associationʼs CyberPatriot IV

national champion in the All Service

Division — the second straight year CAP

has won this top honor. More than

1,000 teams entered the 2012

competition. Also, the South

Dakota Wingʼs Big Sioux Composite

Squadron won the inaugural Cyber

Forensics Challenge in 2012.