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A Civil Air Patrol Squadron, in the Massachusetts Wing. MA-019 CAP Squadron and History Information “The Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the United States Air Force is made up of 8 Regions, split into 52 Wings (50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico). CAP has than 56,000 volunteer members. The Beverly Composite Squadron is one of 12 squadrons that make up the Massachusetts Wing. The Squadron consists of 43 members, 20 Senior Members and 23 Cadet Members. They are part of the more than 600 volunteers who make up the Massachusetts Wing. The Beverly Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, meets each Wednesday evening from 1900 hrs to 2130 hrs for the Cadet and Senior programs. Civil Air Patrol members consist of cadets (11 - 21 years old), and senior members (18+ years old). Our members come from all walks of life, but most have an interest in aviation, supporting the local communities, and/or helping our nation's youth become better citizens of the United States of America. Civil Air Patrol performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions, as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited with saving an average of 71 lives per year. Civil Air Patrol volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief, and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state, and local agencies. Our members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 25,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP received the World Peace Prize in 2011 and has been performing missions for America for 70 years. It is a major partner of Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans.

Visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com or www.capvolunteernow.com for more information on CAP”.

CAP: The Beginning

In the late 1930s, more than 150,000 volunteers, with a love for aviation, argued for an organization to put their planes and flying skills to use in defense of their country. As a result, the Civil Air Patrol was born one week prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Thousands of volunteer members answered America's call to national service and sacrifice by accepting and performing critical wartime missions. Assigned to the War Department under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps, the contributions of Civil Air Patrol, including logging more than 500,000 flying hours, sinking two enemy submarines, and saving hundreds of crash victims during World War II, are well-documented. After the war, a thankful nation understood that Civil Air Patrol could continue providing valuable services to both local and national agencies. On July 1, 1946, President Harry Truman signed Public Law 476 incorporating Civil Air Patrol as a benevolent, nonprofit organization. On May 26, 1948, Congress passed Public Law 557 permanently establishing Civil Air Patrol as the auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force. Three primary mission areas were set forth at that time: aerospace education, cadet programs, and emergency services.