2. Civil Air Patrol - Emergency Services An Introduction
Civil Air Patrol covers several ES areas
Search And Rescue
Disaster Relief
Humanitarian Services
Homeland Security

3. Search And Rescue AFRCC – Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
Ties in directly to the FAA alerting system and US Mission Control Center
When a distress call is received, the center investigates the request, then coordinates. Once verified as an actual distress situation, the AFRCC requests support from the Civil Air Patrol.

4. Search And Rescue
Outside of the US, Civil Air Patrol directly supports the Joint Rescue Coordination Centers in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
Civil Air Patrol is credited with saving an average of 100 lives per year.

5. Disaster Relief
Air and ground personnel provide transportation for cargo and officials
Provide aerial imagery to aid emergency managers in assessing damage

7. Humanitarian Services
Usually in support of the Red Cross
Civil Air Patrol aircrews transport time-sensitive medical materials, including blood and human tissue.
Following 9/11, one of the first airplanes to fly over the destroyed World Trade Center was a Civil Air Patrol aircraft taking photos.

8. Humanitarian Services
Civil Air Patrol performs several missions that are not combat-related in support of the US Air Force, including damage assessment, transportation of officials, communications support and low-altitude route surveys.

9. Homeland Security
As a humanitarian service organization, CAP assists federal, state and local agencies in preparing for and responding to homeland security needs. In particular, the CAP fleet is used in training exercises to prepare USAF pilots to intercept enemy aircraft over the Continental United States. Civil Air Patrol aircraft are flown into restricted airspace, where Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Eagle pilots may practice high-speed intercepts.