Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of

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. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in

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. Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at 16 locations across the state of Alaska.

Mission

Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing

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; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing

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education.

Emergency services

Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, including: search and rescue missions; disaster relief, including providing air and ground transportation of emergency supplies and disaster relief officials to disaster areas; humanitarian services, including the transport of blood and human tissue;

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support; and counter-drug operations.

Cadet programs

Cadets aged 12 to 21 may participate in a 16-step cadet program which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.

Aerospace education

CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public; internal training is provided to cadets and senior members through the CAP program, while education is provided to the general public through workshops conducted through the education system.

Organization

Alaska Wing is divided into sixteen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at

References

External links

Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol official website
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