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Civil Air Patrol's Alaska Wing
This newsletter, published by the Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), summarized accomplishments by the CAP in 2010. The CAP took photographs used to make critical decisions about threats to lives and infrastructure caused by the flooding in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast. CAP also responded to Hawaii Wing's airborne warnings about a possible tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile. CAP volunteers worked for 20 straight hours in blizzard conditions, often in darkness, on a remote mountainside to extract the victims and transport them to medical facilities. In Arizona, enduring similar weather, CAP members helped save 54 people stranded by a sudden snowstorm. While CAP totaled fewer search and rescue flying hours in 2010, more lives were saved due, in part, to advances made by CAP members in radar and cell phone forensics, which, helped reduce search areas and allowed CAP to locate survivors more quickly., CAP's expertise in aerial photography was also utilized in 2010 with the organization's response to the Gulf oil spill. CAP's low-and-slow aircraft provided the perfect vantage point for photo officials use to assess damages and deploy assets. During the oil spill crisis,thousands of photos were taken by multiple CAP aircrews along the Gulf's shoreline every day for months.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2011-02-22?
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Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary: Operations Plan [template]
This sample operations plan is used by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to coordinate and execute search and rescue (SAR), disaster relief, or other emergency-service functions (including exercises).
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2007-07-12
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Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol Distributed CD Exercise #2 Operation Plan
This document outlines the operational plan for a Civil Air Patrol counter-drug training exercise. It covers objectives, air and ground operations, communications, safety, and logistic requirements.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
Jolly, Orville
2007-07-12
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Georgia Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Training Plan Number 07-2
"The purpose of this plan is to outline expectations for all participants for this one and one-half day CAP [Civil Air Patrol] search and rescue exercise. The exercise will enable the GAWG [Georgia Wing] staff to evaluate the capability of its members and to determine what additional training and equipment may be needed."
United States. Civil Air Patrol. Georgia Wing
2007-07-07
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Funding Ideas: Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Model
Lt Col John W. Desmarais of Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters, gives this presentation at the 2007 National Conference on Community Preparedness in regards to Civil Air Patrol as a model for funding organization.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
Desmarais, John W.
2007-06-11
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Civil Air Patrol WMIRS Instruction Manual
This publican was developed to assist CAP [Civil Air Patrol] members in using the Web Mission Information Reporting System (WMIRS), which assists CAP and Department of Defense leaders in reviewing, approving, and monitoring CAP emergency service and disaster relief missions.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2007-05
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Memorandum for all Operations Staff of Pennsylvania Wing and Subordinate Units: Joint Notification Initiative Policy
"The Joint Notification Initiative was developed to promote better information sharing between the Pennsylvania Search and Rescue Council, the Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol and other SAR [Search and Rescue] organizations in PA [Pennsylvania]. This should help promote a better working relationship between the two organizations and others. It will also provide for a more efficient deployment of resources once alerted by the proper entities. In the end, it should create a more efficient and effective search and rescue team for the citizens of Pennsylvania."
United States. Civil Air Patrol. Pennsylvania Wing
2007-03-18
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Wisconsin ES/Ops Brief (December 2006)
This brief covers changes pertinent to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Emergency Services (ES) operations in the State of Wisconsin. It includes the implementation of mobile command centers, the Incident Command System (ICS), and the introduction of glass-cockpit Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft, as well as new procedures, wing-command guidance, and CAP documentation.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2006-12
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Critical Incident Stress Management - CAP Regulation 60-5
"This revision gives NHQ CAP/DO the authority to authorize waivers; clarifies the reporting structure and requirements for Critical Incident Stress Management Officers at the region and wing level respectively; adjusts education and licensure requirements for CIST personnel to meet current needs; and changes the web link for qualified team members. This revision also further defines deployment requirements; expands mission coverage for CIST usage to all Air Forceassigned missions instead of just search and rescue and disaster relief missions; and outlines the authority to wear the CAP CISM Patch."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2006-11-03
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Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Emergency Services/Operations Brief
This brief details the implementation of the Incident Command System (ICS) and subsequent training requirements for Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol (CAP) personnel. The brief also covers new mission documentation procedures and the arrival of glass-cockpit Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2006-10
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2007 Wisconsin Wing Emergency Services Training Plan
This document outlines the mission, goals, metrics, and training plans for the Wisconsin Wing's 2007 Emergency Services (ES) program.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2006-08-28
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Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Supplement to CAP Emergency Services Regulation 60-3
This supplement to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Emergency Services (ES) Regulation 60-3 adds Minnesota Wing-specific directives regarding specific language, training, aircrew qualification, and documentation requirements.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2006-07-10?
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Arkansas Wing Civil Air Patrol Earthquake Standard Operating Plan
"This plan will outline the operation planning, personnel requirements and a general sequence of events to provide for assistance to the State of Arkansas in the event of a severe earthquake. An Earthquake response is alerted by a 6.0 or higher magnitude."
United States. Civil Air Patrol. Arkansas Wing
2006-06-05
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Ground and Urban Direction Finding Team Tasks
This document outlines tasks given to Civil Air Patrol ground and urban direction-finding teams. It covers equipment, inspection, injury prevention, identification of natural hazards, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, search and rescue techniques, landing zones, and several other topics important to emergency response.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2005-05-24
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CAP-USAF Pamphlet 12: Interim Evaluation Guide
"This memorandum and attached guide will provide interim policy for the Biennial SAR [Search and Rescue]/DR [Disaster Relief]/HLS [Homeland Security]/CD [Counterdrug] evaluations and GTEs [Guided Training Exercises]. This interim guidance is applicable to both CAP [Civil Air Patrol]- USAF [U.S. Air Force] and CAP and is effective upon receipt. It supersedes the CAP-USAF Pamphlet 12 Evaluation Guide dated Mar 1999 and the related guidance in CAP-USAFI 10-802 and CAPR 60-3. This guide will serve as a working draft for the remainder of the 2005 exercise and evaluation cycle. CAP-USAF Liaison Regions (LR) and CAP Regions are requested to provide consolidated feedback to CAP-USAF/XOV by 31 Oct 2005. This feedback will be reviewed, incorporated into a final draft, and submitted for formal coordination and approval. [...] The role of the Civil Air Patrol changed forever after September 11, 2001. While SAR/DR remain the bedrock missions for CAP, performing missions in support of HLS is now an ever- evolving assignment."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2005-05-19
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Mission Base Staff Tasks
This document describes tasks given to Civil Air Patrol mission-bases to be used during emergencies and/or exercises. Command, operation, planning, logistics, finance, administration, and coordination are thoroughly discussed.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2005-04-11
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CAP Regulation 60-3: CAP Emergency Services Training and Operational Missions
"This regulation prescribes concepts, policies, and standards that govern all Civil Air Patrol (CAP) supervisory, ground, and flight personnel in the training, qualification, and execution of CAP operational missions."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2004-05-26
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CAP Counterdrug Operations - CAP Regulation 60-6
"This regulation prescribes concepts, policies, and standards that govern all Civil Air Patrol (CAP) supervisory, ground and flight personnel in the training, qualification, and execution of CAP counterdrug (CD) missions. Practices, procedures, and standards prescribed in this regulation are mandatory and may not be supplemented or changed locally without the prior approval of National Headquarters Director of Operations (NHQ CAP/DO) and Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force Director of Operations (CAP-USAF/XO). Forward all suggestions for modification and improvement of the counterdrug program through channels to NHQ CAP/DO. This regulation supersedes the Aug 1999 Counterdrug Operations Handbook."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2003-09-01
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Mission Base Staff Reference Text - Volume I: ICS [draft]
"The Incident Command System [ICS] is a management system. The information that you acquire from this training module will help to sharpen your management skills, and better equip you to be fully effective incident or event managers. The ICS has a number of attributes or system features. Because of these features, ICS has the flexibility and adaptability to be applied to a wide variety of incidents and events both small and large. It is these features working together which make ICS a real management system. ICS is more than just an organizational chart. The organization is just one of ICS's major features. Twelve of the major features of the system will be briefly introduced in the following text. All of these features will be covered in more detail in later chapters."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2003-05
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Ground Team Member and Leader Reference Text
"The following course material has been developed from several years of experience and knowledge. Documentation and ideas were accepted from all Civil Air Patrol Regions and Wings so that a comprehensive standardized program could be developed at a national level. The chapters included, if properly used in conjunction with a strong field program, should fulfill the minimum requirements for successful specialty qualification of basic ground team members and leaders. The course work is presented in the following manner. Chapters are ordered so that a person builds on skills. Team members need to know certain things before going into the field out of a controlled or safe environment. Once those skills are learned, a trainee can build on that to progress through the training program and work with less guidance in an area that may not be familiar. Finally, a trainee progresses to the point of being qualified, where the person not only can but, is often expected to work autonomously. Trainees are told the topic and objectives up front. As the trainee reads and practices skills, he or she should focus on the objectives already established because this is the same material on which trainees will be tested. At the end of each chapter there are review questions. These are samples of the possible questions to be asked as part of the trainee's final evaluation. Additionally, more specific training on individual tasks is presented in the field task guides, as referenced in the text. You will work through these tasks on field exercises throughout your training."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2003-04
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North Central Region Hawk, April 2003
Often in emergency services there are problems that will bring the best of efforts and plans to a sudden halt. To experienced emergency responders there are no problems, just solutions not yet discovered. The scientific method of identifying solutions is universal to all fields of science...even Search Science. But, this will not require a palm pilot or an extensive web search. The following is the seven rules in problem solving in the field: Identify the problem, Analyze the Problem, Evaluate Your Options, Select Your Plan of Action, Implement Your Plan of Action, Adapt to the Circumstances You Must Face, and Overcome the Obstacles in Your Way.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2003-04
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Memorandum for All Regions, Wings, Groups, and Squadrons: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Watch Program
This memorandum outlines the Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) partnership with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's (AOPA) Airport Watch Program, the goal of which is to foster security at domestic airports. This program received support from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2003-02-28
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North Central Region Hawk, February 2003
Although there is no substitute for knowledge and experience in emergency services operations, it will be our equipment that can enhance or hinder an operation. There are a few concerns that must be dealt with: Not having the right equipment, having an excess amount of equipment, not knowing how to use the equipment.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2003-02
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North Central Region Hawk, December 2002
The purpose of this issue is to provide a best practice for search and rescue missions. This issue starts out by giving statistics on the survivability for the downed pilot. Then it provides hints for the rescuer on how to do the mission better, smarter, and faster. Also this issue explains that physical fatigue is the leading contributor to human error and how to better avoid this fatigue. Finally survival tips are explained to help downed pilots stay alive until help arrives.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2002-12
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North Central Region Hawk, October 2002
"This form of electronic information will be published on a bi-monthly basis to share emergency services information across the North Central Region of the Civil Air Patrol. It is my hope that each of our seven Wings will share information with each other through this format. The intent is to locate and disseminate the best practices we see from the Wings so others can benefit from the wealth of experience and knowledge that the North Central Region has within its ranks. This electronic publication will contain various tidbits of knowledge and procedures to try. It is in no way intended to force each Wing to comply with what is presented. The information presented represents the best practices' I and others have seen, but does not necessarily mean it is the best practice' out there".
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2002-10
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Introduction to Civil Air Patrol
This document describes the history, organization, and functionality of CAP, including humanitarian and emergency-service objectives and its partnership with defense, federal, state, and local entities.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2002-08-01
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Civil Air Patrol Support for the President's National Strategy for Homeland Security
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is uniquely positioned to conduct homeland security (HLS) operations in support of the Nation's homeland security initiatives. CAP was chartered six days prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 under the Office of Civilian Defense. The purpose of CAP was to use general aviation pilots and aircraft to support the Nation's civil defense program. Upon entry of the United States into World War II, the mission of CAP expanded to include performing a wide variety of duties including coastal patrol for submarine activity, ships and personnel in distress, target towing for the armed forces, and courier flights for essential personnel and war materials. Due to its success in the wartime mission of anti-submarine coastal patrol, CAP was later transferred to the War Department in 1943. Congress chartered CAP as a non-profit corporation in 1946 so CAP could continue to provide services for the armed forces. In 1948, Congress designated CAP as the official civilian Auxiliary of the United States Air Force. CAP is a community-based, volunteer service organization with over 61,000 members and more than 1,700 units across the nation. The federally chartered CAP Corporation owns more than 530 light aircraft, and CAP members own hundreds of other aircraft that can be used to support assigned missions. Today, CAP has come full circle in the past 60 years, with a modern, well equipped fleet of aircraft and equipment that is utilized daily. Trained professional volunteers stand ready to meet the challenge by preparing, preventing, and responding to internal and external threats to the United States.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2002
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Point Paper on Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support
The proposal for this paper is for the consideration of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) - U.S. Air Force Auxiliary to be included in the operational structure of the Homeland Security Program. This proposal goes into several considerations of the CAP: The types of support CAP can provide, Background and federal authority of the CAP, Available assets, Costs, Mission requests, and finally CAP missions in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2001
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Cap Regulation 20-1 (E): Organization and Mission - General, Organization of Civil Air Patrol
This regulation establishes the organizational structure of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and position descriptions at all levels, including those pertaining to the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security, and state and local emergency service functions (search and rescue, disaster relief, etc.).
United States. Civil Air Patrol
2000-05-29
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Civil Air Patrol Safety Officer's Briefing Book
"Safety Briefings should be presented at least once a month, either at unit meetings, or at scheduled safety meetings. To present an appropriate safety briefing at least twelve times a year can become very time-consuming, in terms of organizing the available material, and in preparing a summary or outline for distribution and posting. An outline should always be prepared and distributed to your audience before the briefing so that the presentation can have more impact. Remember that we retain more of what we hear if it can be reinforced visually. Additionally an outline is essential to document a given safety briefing, and to make your key points available to members who could not attend the briefing itself. The outline can be posted on the Safety Bulletin Board, or placed in a Reading File for this purpose."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
Tindal, Douglas
2000-02-01
