Civil Air Patrol 70th Anniversary Coin
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2 Russells
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Released:
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
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Origin:
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Pennsylvania, United States
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The Civil Air Patrol is organized into 52 Wings: one Wing in each of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
My mission is to visit each Wing and then return to my home State of Pennsylvania.
70th Anniversary pewter coin.
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created by Administrative Order 9 in December 1941, with Maj. Gen. John F. Curry as the first CAP national commander. The organization was originally formed to provide civilian air support to aid the war effort of World War II through border and coastal patrols, military training assistance, courier services and other activities. These efforts were recognized and, after the close of the war, Civil Air Patrol was transferred from the United States Army to the newly formed Air Force. It was incorporated as a non-profit organization of volunteers and declared to be of a benevolent nature, never again to be involved in direct combat activities.
Since that time, Civil Air Patrol has carried out three congressionally mandated objectives: emergency services (including search and rescue operations), aerospace education for youth and the general public, and cadet programs for teenage youth. In addition, it has been tasked with assisting the United States Department of Homeland Security, and also performs non-auxiliary missions for various governmental and private agencies, such as local law enforcement and theAmerican Red Cross.
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