Civil Air Patrol has been at the forefront of community service for six decades –
in times of war and peace – its members giving far more than they could hope
to receive in return. CAP’s members do this for love of country, respect for their
fellow man, and their need to contribute to their communities.

CAP performs no war-fighting function, it is the benevolent auxiliary of the
United States Air Force, performing essential non-combatant missions for the
Air Force in time of need; as embodied in our mission statement.
This relationship with the uniformed services, and the Air Force in particular, is
at the heart of CAP’s existence, as it has been almost since its inception.



CAP was founded on 1 December 1941, just six days before Pearl Harbor. The
mood of the country was one of uncertainty. The world at that time was in a
frantic and uncontrollable state of change. The European, Asian, and African
continents were consumed by conflict: new conflicts using weapons borne of
advanced technologies – including the airplane. These weapons could deliver
unimagined levels of destruction – not only to the battlefield, but also to civilian
populations hundreds of miles away from the battlefield. It changed the face and
consciousness of warfare.

Most disturbingly for America, its citizens could not know for sure that just six
days after CAP’s founding their country would be mired in this new kind of war.
It could not yet see the work, sacrifice, setbacks and comebacks which would be
the building blocks of the Allied triumph in World War II – or the unforgettable
role America and Civil Air Patrol - would play in that triumph.

CAP’s efforts would defend America’s shores and borders, train soldiers and
airmen, rescue hundreds of men and women, and help to mold a new generation
of Americans during those years. Its ultimate reward for service was the
opportunity to make the same kind of difference in peacetime – as the auxiliary
of the nation’s newest armed service: The United States Air Force.

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