EMERGENCY SERVICES
• Conducts 90 percent of inland search and rescue in the U.S., as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and other agencies.
• Coordinates Air Force-assigned missions through the CAP National Operations Center at Maxwell AFB at a cost of $120-$160 per flying hour.
• Performs aerial reconnaissance for homeland security.
• Saves an average of 80 lives per year (100-plu
s in FY 2010).
• Provides disaster-relief support to local, state and national organizations.
• Transports time-sensitive medical materials, blood products and body tissues when commercial routes are unavailable.
• Provides impact assessment, light transport, communications support and low-level route surveys for the U.S. Air Force.
• Assists federal law enforcement agencies in the war on drugs.
• Conducts orientation flights for Air Force Junior and Senior ROTC cadets.
• Maintains the most extensive VHF and HF communications network in the nation. CADET PROGRAMS
• Includes more than 25,000 members ages 12 through 20.
• Educates youth in four main program areas: leadership, aerospace, fitness and character development.
• Provides after-school cadet program to enrich school curricula.
• Offers orientation flights in powered and glider aircraft, and flight training scholarships.
• Provides about 10 percent of each year’s new classes entering U.S. Air Force Academy.
• Provides enlistment in the U.S. Coast Guard at higher pay grade for cadets who have earned the Gen. Billy Mitchell Award.
• Provides activities and competitions for cadets at the local, state, regional and national levels.
• Provides an International Air Cadet Exchange program.
• Provides college scholarships in several disciplines.
• Provides opportunities for community involvement through color guard/drill team presentations and an active role in emergency service missions.
• Provides opportunities to test-fly careers in aviation, space and technology through dozens of summer activities.
• Challenges youth to be ambassadors for a drug-free lifestyle. AEROSPACE EDUCATION
• Educates adult and cadet members and the community on the importance of aerospace.
• Provides support for educational conferences and workshops nationwide.
• Develops, publishes and distributes national academic standards-based aerospace education curricula for kindergarten through college classrooms.
• Offers grant, award, college credit and scholarship opportunities for adult, cadet and teacher members.
• Provides educators with free educational programs, products and services, including orientation airplane flights.
• Provides comprehensive aerospace education resources online.
