The Importance Of Civil Air Patrol

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Civil Air Patrol is celebrating it’s 75th anniversary this year Activities are planned throughout the year for the occasion to bring awareness of Civil Air Patrol and our contributions to communities across the nation. Civil air patrol was formed a week before the events of Pearl Harbor because rising tensions of the world. It was to patrol the homeland coasts for German U-boats. Its core values are integrity, volunteer service, excellence, and respect. It offers “cadet programs” to those whose involved from the ages 12 to 17. It offers a variety of community involvements such as drill and ceremony for local events such as marching in parades, or disaster relief. Civil air patrol was founded on December 1st, 1941 by a group of pilots