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Perhaps best known for its search-and-rescue efforts, CAP flies more than 85 percent of all federal inland search-and-rescue missions directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fl. Outside the continental United States, CAP supports the Joint Rescue Coordination Centers in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Just how effective are the CAP missions? Approximately 75-100 people are saved each year by CAP members... If you are already a member of the Civil Air Patrol visit www.capmembers.com/ae for more information about CAP's aerospace education programs, products, and other resources available to you. For more information about joining as an aerospace education member (AEM) and to join online, visit ae... Nationwide, the CAP is a major operator of single-engine general aviation aircraft, used in the execution of its various missions, including orientation flights for cadets and the provision of significant emergency services capabilities. Because of..

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