Civil Air Patrol Open House

PRESS RELEASE 16 September 2018 (09/16/18)
OIC: 1st Lt Deric Dunn
C/POC: C/1st Lt Jeremy Dunn
www.carrollcap.org contactus@carrollcap.org
443-508-8017

Civil Air Patrol to Host Open House
On Tuesday October 16, 2018, the Officers and Cadets of the Carroll Composite Squadron, Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) will be hosting an open house. The event will showcase the Carroll Composite Squadron, the jobs performed by the Civil Air Patrol, and the many volunteer opportunities that CAP has to offer. This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.

The details for the event are as follows:
Tuesday October 16, 2018 6:30-9:00 PM
Hilltop Assembly Hall
30 North Cranberry Road
Westminster, MD 21157

The Carroll Composite Squadron, commanded by First Lieutenant Carol Scanlan, is one of 1,400 units around the country that perform emergency services missions, including disaster relief, search and rescue, humanitarian and national security activities. CAP also serves the community through aerospace education and youth leadership training. Membership in CAP’s cadet program is open to youth aged 12 to 21, while senior membership is open to adults. Information on membership will be available at the Open House. Tuesday’s Open House is to emphasize CAP’s commitment to the community and to continue to educate and support America’s future leaders.

Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force, which consists of regular Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees. CAP, in its Total Force role, operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 78 lives annually. Civil Air Patrol’s 56,000 members nationwide also perform homeland security, disaster relief, and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state, and local agencies. Its members additionally play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 24,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet program. Performing missions for America for the past 76 years, CAP received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 in honor of the heroic efforts of its World War II veterans. CAP also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor, and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. Visit www.capvolunteernow.com for more information.

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2nd Lt Monica De Los Reyes, Public Information Officer

Carroll Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol