Minnesota Wing

Civil Air Patrol
US Air Force Auxiliary

Minnesota Wing is a member of the North Central Region of the Civil Air Patrol, and consists of Four Groups, 25 Squadrons, and nearly 1200 individual members. All members of the Minnesota Wing are unpaid civilian volunteers. To help you understand us better, the following information is provided by CAP National Headquarters and describes our organization.

	History Led by writer-aviator Gill Robb Wilson, with the support of General Henry "Hap" Arnold, the Civil Air Patrol was created on Dec. 1, 1941--one week before Pearl Harbor.
	Missions For more than 50 years, CAP has performed three congressionally mandated missions: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs and Emergency Services.
	Organization CAP is the civilian Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and organized along military lines. There are more than 1,700 units; half of which have both senior members and cadets attached.
	Resources With more than 53,000 members, 535 light aircraft and an extensive communications capability, the CAP is fully equipped to complete its missions for America.
	What CAP can do for you... Cadets and senior members provide a wealth of talent that can be drawn on for many different projects and events.

The above information on Civil Air Patrol is a copy of the HTML version of CAP Manual 50-2 published by CAP National Headquarters.
CAP Manual 50-2 was produced by the Marketing & Publications Directorate,
CAP National Headquarters, 105 South Hansell Street, Building 714, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332