1. Civil Air Patrol Mission Briefing
for Federal Agencies

2. Humanitarian Services Character Development
Missions
SAR/DR
Homeland Security
Counterdrug
Humanitarian Services
AFROTC Flights
AFJROTC Flights
Emergency Services
Leadership
Character Development
Aerospace Education
Physical Fitness
Cadet Programs
CAP Members
AE Members
General Public
Aerospace Education

3. Overview Organization The Mission Approval Process
Platforms / Technology

4. Organizational Structure
Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command
Board of Governors
SECAF
Headquarters, Air University
Headquarters, CAP-USAF
CAP National Headquarters
National Commander NEC / National Board
Liaison Region Offices
CAP Regions
CAP Wings
State Directors
CAP Groups
CAP Squadrons

5. CAP Regions

6. CAP Presence Overseas Units Japan – 3 Germany – 2 Korea – 1
Note: Overseas units do not support operational missions, but rather are there to support dependent children staying involved in the cadet program while their parents serve at bases overseas.

7. Civil Support Approval Process
DoD policies that govern coordination and approval of requests for support to civil authorities normally do not apply to the Air Force Auxiliary
The SECAF designee (1st/11th/13th CC), may respond directly to civil-support requests, including those involving counter-drug activities, using the services of CAP
Approval authorities must ensure that CAP missions supporting State/local agencies or NGOs as AFAMs must demonstrate a “federal interest” in the activity
CAP may only support an agency or department of the Federal government in its capacity as the Air Force Auxiliary
ACCE Teams, AOC Personnel and EPLOs needs to understand that DoD policies that govern coordination and approval of requests for support to civil authorities normally do not apply to the Air Force Auxiliary.
The SECAF designee (1st/11th/13thCC), may respond directly to civil-support requests, including those involving counter-drug activities, using the services of CAP, subject to the following restrictions:
The 1st/11th/13thCC will inform the responsible Combatant Commander about the number and type of CAP missions approved in their area of responsibility-done through Air Tasking Order.
In the event that the responsible Combatant Commander is exercising operational or tactical control over DoD missions in the operational area, the 1st/11th/13thCC will approve and exercise control over CAP civil support missions.
The Air Force will refer all requests for CAP support to the Joint Director of Military Support (JDOMS) when such requests either appear to be more appropriate for other DoD components or require the use of other Air Force resources.
Approval authorities must ensure that CAP missions supporting State/local agencies or NGOs as AFAMs must demonstrate a “federal interest” in the activity.
For example, CAP support was requested for California Wild Fires on USFS land for reconnaissance of critical infrastructure such as a key power generating facility. This would clearly be of “federal interest” and eligible for AFAM status.
State requests for routine support such as agriculture or wildlife surveys would usually not rise to the level of “federal interest.”
CAP may only support an agency or department of the Federal government in its capacity as the Air Force Auxiliary

8. CAP … Remain Under Military Control/Direction …
CAP Mission Requests
NORTHCOM
Report
Requirement
AFNORTH-1AF (CAOC)
Report
Tasking
CAP (NOC)
Federal
Agencies
Report
For SAR missions always go direct to AFRC at the CAOC
AFNSEP EPLOs can approve Immediate response is appropriate when necessary to:
Save lives
Prevent human suffering
Mitigate great property damage under imminently serious conditions
Execution
State/local
Agencies or NGOs
CAP Wing
CAP … Remain Under Military Control/Direction …

9. Immediate Response Requests
Immediate response is appropriate when necessary to:
Save lives
Prevent human suffering
Mitigate great property damage under imminently serious conditions
CAP must receive authorization from the 1st/11th/13th AF/CC to conduct an immediate response mission

10. Posse Comitatus Act Cannot: Search individuals/vehicles Seize Arrest
Interrogate
Direct Law Enforcement Activities

11. Mission Authorities LEA Transportation Authority:
May transport LEA for coordination and support force protection
May not transport prisoners or contraband (some exceptions – chain of custody)
May not transport in direct tactical support of LEA operational missions
May not transport where hostilities are imminent
CAP Personnel may make spot reports of suspicious activities to LEAs

12. CAP Capabilities/Assets
Aerial Imaging- Ability to image, transmit and download high resolution digital photos from airborne platforms
Airborne Visual Reconnaissance- Reconnaissance of isolated locations, border and coastal areas, ports and harbors and critical infrastructure
Satellite Link Airborne Dynamic Retasking
Light Air Transport / Air Taxi- Capability for human blood or organs, equipment, passengers, or search dog teams to austere or remote airfields.
Air and Ground Fleet Availability- Fleet of over 550 aircraft, 940 ground vehicles
Communications Support- VHF and HF capability and aerial communications relay
Personnel- Cadre of 650+ Chaplains available for weekly religious services or general support.
Law Enforcement Support- Ability to take law enforcement or VIP personnel aloft for visual reconnaissance of areas of interest
*****Normally can launch within 4 hours
Aerial Imaging- Ability to image, transmit and download high resolution digital photos from airborne platforms within minutes via . Can provide short notice in-flight disaster and damage assessment as well as ongoing visual reconnaissance.
Airborne Visual Reconnaissance- Ability to conduct visual airborne reconnaissance of isolated locations, border and coastal areas, ports and harbors and critical infrastructure (Nuclear power plants, gas pipelines, and reservoirs)
Satellite Link Airborne Dynamic Retasking- Ability to contact aircraft via satellite link to re-task or request different photo orientation or mission change.
Light Air Transport / Air Taxi- Capability for human blood or organs, equipment, passengers, or search dog teams to austere or remote airfields.
Air and Ground Fleet Availability- Fleet of over 550 aircraft, 940 ground vehicles and trained crews available for search and rescue.
Communications Support- VHF and HF capability and aerial communications relay platforms. Extensive communications network includes over 5,000 fixed land VHF radio stations and 10,000 mobile radios, as well as nationwide HF network.
Personnel- Cadre of 650+ Chaplains available for weekly religious services or general support. Trained ground crews to provide damage assessment and mitigation, disaster recovery and limited security to augment civil and military authorities, shelter support
Law Enforcement Support- Ability to take law enforcement or VIP personnel aloft for visual reconnaissance of areas of interest
*****Normally can launch within 4 hours

13. 7,675 Mobile & Portable Radios
CAP Resources
975 Vehicles
60,739 Members
550 Aircraft
34,560 Adult Members
2,000 Fixed Land Radios
26,179 Cadets
- 110,000 hours flown annually on average
- CAP has the largest emergency radio network in the country. Nationwide system comprised of short range VHF Land Mobile Radios, using more than 500 repeaters, and a medium to long range HF capability.  
7,675 Mobile & Portable Radios

14. Platforms Cruise speed 110-135 kts Range 520-730 NM
Gippsland GA-8 (16)
Cessna 206 (22)
Cessna 182 (310)
Can operate with 2500’ runway
VHF AM and FM radio
100 aircraft have satellite phones
Cessna 172 (195)

15. Cost-effective CAP normally receives agency mission funding via a MIPR
The above rates are based on FY12. The rates can be found online at: specifically:
We use the Other Federal User rate for comparison since we are normally providing services to DHS or another federal agency.
Notes: Chart shows average cost per flying hour
CAP normally receives agency mission funding via a MIPR

16. Typical Missions CAP credited with saving 54 lives in FY11!
Multiple wings – Hurricane, tornado and flood damage
assessment for federal, state and local agencies
Multiple wings - Low level route surveys
Multiple wings - Air Defense training support
Multiple wings - Drug Interdiction
Multiple wings - Air Show support & photo surveys
National Interagency Fire Center support
FL, ME, NH, SD & TX - Fire watch
ME - Escort for new Navy ships
PA - Port of Philadelphia HLS missions
Ardent Sentry exercises
AK - USCG HLS missions
NC - Forward Air Controller training
AR, AZ, NM, OK & TX - Falcon Virgo training
CO - USAFA Aircraft vectoring training
HI - Tsunami warning training
AZ, DE & MD - Traffic monitoring missions
FL, MD, MS & NY - Coastal Safety Patrol

17. Deepwater Horizon Response
USCG Support
2,300+ hours flown during 118 continuous days
150+ personnel from 10 states
20,000+ man hours of support
Primary mission was imagery -- CAP provided tens of thousands of geo-referenced photos

18. Deepwater Horizon Response

19. Flooding in the Midwest
Other Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief
Flooding in the Midwest

20. Other Disaster Relief
Fires in California & Mid-West

21. Other Disaster Relief
Tornados in Alabama

22. Additional Support Critical infrastructure
Restricted or sensitive areas
Borders

23. Advanced Technology ADIS ARCHER SURROGATE PREDATOR GIIEP Status
Aerial Digital Imaging System
Status
100 systems fielded
ARCHER
Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Recon
9 systems fielded
SURROGATE PREDATOR
2 systems fielded
GIIEP
Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation Portable
5 systems fielded from 1st AF

24. ADIS
What is ADIS?
Aerial
Digital
Imaging
System

25. ADIS

26. ADIS
Technology that enables CAP to send high resolution digital imagery from CAP aircraft to anyone anywhere in the world
Images are sent as JPEG attachments via standard to multiple addresses and/or a password-protected website
Imagery is transmitted near real-time. Files take less than 2 minutes to transmit

27. ADIS
We routinely augment civil and military agencies with damage assessment, disaster relief, search and rescue and recovery teams as well as providing perimeter security at disaster sites.
We also often work with the NTSB on aircraft accidents.

28. ARCHER What is ARCHER? Airborne Real-Time Cueing Hyperspectral
Enhanced
Recon

29. ARCHER
ARCHER is a custom-designed system of hyperspectral imaging hardware and software (HSI).
HSI is a technology that allows a sensor on a moving platform to detect and/or gather reflected radiation (light) from man-made or natural objects on the ground.
Hyperspectral Imaging will support current and future CAP missions
Search and Rescue (SAR)
Disaster Relief (DR)
Homeland Security (HLS)
Tree/Plant Disease Detection

30. ARCHER
ARCHER executes three separate algorithms for target acquisition and identification:
Spectral signature matching: detects specific spectral signatures using matched filters (find things with known spectral properties)
Missions: HLS, Tree/Plant Disease Detection
Anomaly detection: detects spectral anomalies (things that do not “belong”)
Missions: Search and Rescue, Disaster Relief
Change detection: detects changes over time through a pixel-by-pixel comparison.
Missions: HLS, Disaster Relief

31. ARCHER ARCHER is a non-invasive reflective light technology
ARCHER will NOT make detections:
Through solid materials (e.g., roofs, buildings, walls, floors, etc.)
Underground
Under snow
Under water
At night

32. ARCHER
Flying for Army Corps of Engineers after Katrina

33. ARCHER: ND Flooding

34. ARCHER Change Detection
Sortie 1
Sortie 2

35. Surrogate Predator
Green Flag operations began in LA in Oct 2009 and in NV in Jul 2010
- Air Combat Command has a requirement for high fidelity aircrew training, including training involving the Predator remote piloted aircraft(RPA).
- Use of the Predator RPA is difficult due to real-world operational tasking and difficulty using an RPA in FAA controlled airspace.
- Two Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cessna 182Q aircraft have been modified with the “Surrogate Predator” advanced sensor system to support Air Force GREEN FLAG training. A third Cessna T206H is being modified now to support this program, and is expected to be ready in the summer of 2012.
- Mission aircraft will be modified with a Continental IO 470F engine, extended range fuel tanks and a MX-15i turret and Mini-CDL-200, compatible with ROVER III and future ROVER systems
- The mission bases for the Surrogate Predator are currently in Alexandria, Louisiana and North Las Vegas, Nevada
- CAP supports one 7 to 10 day exercise each month at each location for ACC.
- Each aircraft is generally available to support other events outside of those exercises, or can be re-tasked for high priority real world mission response by AFNORTH.
Goal: Train US ground forces in Predator ops before they deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan

36. GIIEP What is GIIEP? Geospatial Information Interoperability
Exploitation
Portable

37. GIIEP

39. Bottom-line
Civil Air Patrol is ready, willing, and able to assist with routine requests or emergency situations
Our volunteers are highly trained professionals who will meet your mission requirements
Civil Air Patrol is a cost effective force multiplier and wants to help!

40. … performing missions for America!
Civil Air Patrol
… performing missions for America!