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Supporting Our Communities in Times of Need
While
CAP has long been associated with search and rescue missions, its work
also includes disaster relief and communications, as well as counterdrug
and homeland security missions.
Search and rescue remains an important service provided by CAP members,
however. CAP still flies 90 percent of all federal inland SAR missions,
as directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC)
at Tyndall AFB, Fla. CAP also supports the Joint Rescue Coordination
Centers in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
On
average, each year CAP members fly more than 100,000 hours in
operational missions and save about 75 lives. CAP provides air and
ground support for disaster relief, flying officials to remote
locations, transporting blood or live tissue to critical care sites and
performing aerial damage assessment.
CAP has one of the largest unified communications networks in the
country, available 24/7.
In
1986, Congress authorized CAP to assist government and law enforcement
agencies in the fight to eliminate illicit drug use, production and sale
in the US and its territories. CAP now provides reconnaissance,
communications and transportation for counterdrug missions.
CAP’s missions succeed through a seamless interplay of technology and
teamwork. With new developments like satellite imagery and
internet-based reporting, CAP is emerging as the resource of choice to
support our nation’s strategy for homeland security.
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While
CAP has long been associated with search and rescue missions, its work
also includes disaster relief and communications, as well as counterdrug
and homeland security missions.
On
average, each year CAP members fly more than 100,000 hours in
operational missions and save about 75 lives. CAP provides air and
ground support for disaster relief, flying officials to remote
locations, transporting blood or live tissue to critical care sites and
performing aerial damage assessment.
In
1986, Congress authorized CAP to assist government and law enforcement
agencies in the fight to eliminate illicit drug use, production and sale
in the US and its territories. CAP now provides reconnaissance,
communications and transportation for counterdrug missions.