Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Alaska. Alaska Wing headquarters are located in Elmendorf Air Force Base.[1] Alaska Wing consists of over 700 cadet and adult members at 16 locations across the state of Alaska.[2]
Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: providing emergency services; providing cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education.[3]
Civil Air Patrol provides emergency services, including: search and rescue missions; disaster relief, including providing air and ground transportation of emergency supplies and disaster relief officials to disaster areas; humanitarian services, including the transport of blood and human tissue; Air Force support; and counter-drug operations.[3]
Cadets aged 12 to 21 may participate in a 16-step cadet program which includes aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.[3]
CAP provides education for both CAP members and the general public; internal training is provided to cadets and senior members through the CAP program, while education is provided to the general public through workshops conducted through the education system.[3]
Alaska Wing is divided into sixteen squadrons, which report to the headquarters located at Elmendorf Air Force Base.[4]
