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About Us
Squadron History
Cadet Programs
Emergency Services
Aerospace Education
Civil Air Patrol was founded in December 1941, one week before the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor, by more than 150,000 citizens who were concerned about the defense of America's
coastline. Under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Forces, CAP pilots flew more than one-half million hours,
were credited with sinking two enemy submarines and rescued hundreds of crash survivors during World War
II. On July 1, 1946, President Harry Truman established CAP as a federally chartered benevolent civilian
corporation, and Congress passed Public Law 557 on May 26, 1948, making CAP the auxiliary of the new
U.S. Air Force. CAP was charged with three primary missions–aerospace education, cadet programs and
emergency services.
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