Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol
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Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Alaska. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in Elmendorf Air Force Base.[1] Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at 16 locations across the state of Alaska.[2]
Mission
Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education.[3]
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; Air Force support; and counter-drug operations.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Organization
Alaska Wing is divided into sixteen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at Elmendorf Air Force Base.[4]
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Designation | Squadron Name | Location | Notes |
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AK001 | Alaska Wing Headquarters Squadron | Elmendorf Air Force Base | |
AK009 | Ninth Composite Squadron | Fairbanks | |
AK010 | Homer Flight | Homer | Closed |
AK011 | Kenai Composite Squadron | Kenai | |
AK015 | Anchorage Polaris Composite Squadron | Anchorage | |
AK017 | 17th Composite Squadron | Elmendorf Air Force Base | |
AK022 | Juneau Southeast Composite Squadron | Juneau | |
AK025 | Seward Cadet Flight | Seward | Closed |
AK027 | Delta Force Cadet Squadron | Delta Junction | |
AK065 | Baranof Composite Squadron | Sitka | Closed |
AK066 | Bethel Composite Squadron | Bethel | Changed to Bethel Flight |
AK068 | Bristol Bay Flight | King Salmon | |
AK071 | Eielson 71st Composite Squadron | Eielson Air Force Base | |
AK072 | Valdez Composite Squadron | Valdez | |
AK073 | Mat-Su Composite Squadron | Wasilla | Closed |
AK076 | Birchwood Composite Squadron | Chugiak | |
AK085 | Tok Composite Squadron | Tok | |
AK087 | Kodiak Island Composite Squadron | Kodiak | |
AK091 | Gateway Composite Squadron | Ketchikan | |
AK092 | Yukon Composite Squadron | Galena | Closed |
AK093 | Lake Hood Cadet Squadron | Anchorage | |
AK099 | Alaska State Legislative Squadron | Elmendorf Air Force Base |
See also
References
- ^ "Contact". Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "2014 Statistics" (PDF). Capmembers.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Missions". Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Unit Listing". Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
External links
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- Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol official website