national capital wing - annual report (2011)

Civil Air Patrol continues support to District of Columbia C Civil Air Patrol’s National Capital Wing has continued its official agreement with the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency , HSEMA, t o provide CAP services and volunteers for the public good. The memorandum of understanding gives the district a cost-effective means to help mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters on the city’s population and property by using “Citizens Serving C ommunities: Above and Beyond” — highly trained, local Civil Air Patrol volunteers. Under the terms of the agreement, CAP may provide aerial support to the district to search for victims; collect data for damage assessments or environmental surveys using visual, photographic, real-time digital and video techniques; provide airborne communications support; and carry out airlifts. Other support may include manual labor, such as filling sandbags or providing ground search and rescue teams. As part of the agreement, H SEMA has assigned the National Capital Wing a seat in its Emergency Operations Center to facilitate communication and coordination among HSEMA, CAP resources and other local and national agencies. The wing supports HSEMA ’s Emergency Operations Center during its acti vation for national security events, such as inaugural events and State of the Union addresses. Members stand ready to be available to provide operational support to the district, the Federal Emergency Management Agency , the U .S. Air Force and other agencies if requested. The National Capital Wing also supports live-fly exercises designed for monthly training of personnel at the Joint Air Defense Operations C enter. In addition to fighter and helicopter intercept training using CAP aircraft as live targets, the exercise prepares military controllers to identify radar hits, communicate across multiple agencies and make decisions based on the scenario. Wing members have made nearly 1,000 flights in support of the defense of the nation’s capital since Sept. 11, 2001 — all as unpaid volunteers. 2011 Statistics Volunteer Members: 21 7 adult memb er s 158 cadets 222 voti ng-age members 55 aircrew personnel 205 emer genc y r esponder s Squadrons: 7 locations Aircraft : 3 single-engine Vehicles: 13 vehicles Inter-operable Communications: 5 VHF/FM repeaters 55 VH F/FM st at ions 6 HF stations Missions: 5 sear ch and r escue missions 2 finds 18 other state support missions Cadet Flying (CAP, AFROTC & AFJROTC): 220 cadets flown Total Hours Flown: 1,007 Financial : $0* in sta te fun ding $1.5M value of wing’s volunteer hours Civil Air Patrol’s National Capital Wing was the first aircraft fleet in the D.C. area to dig out after a major snowstorm in late January 2011. Wing address: 200 McChord St. S.W., Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC 20032-7700 Phone: 202-767-4405 Website: www.NatCapWing.org NATIONAL CAPITAL Wing Civil Air Patrol’s U.S. Air Force Auxiliary *Financial data provided by wing Wing Commander Col. Richard J. Cooper Jr. ([email protected]) Government Relations Advisor Maj. Catherine M. Collom ([email protected]) National Commander Maj. Gen. Charles L. Carr Jr. ([email protected]) Region Commander Col. Larry J. Ragland ([email protected])

national capital wing - annual report (2011)

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