Arkansas Civil Air Patrol issued the following announcement on Dec. 7.
The Alabama Wing hosted an 80th birthday celebration for Civil Air Patrol on Dec. 4 just a few blocks from National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James B. Hecker, Air University commander and president, and Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, CAP national commander/CEO, participated in the celebration at Maxwell's Honor Guard Hangar. Others in attendance included airmen from the 42nd Air Base Wing, about 20 cadets from the Alabama Wing and such CAP dignitaries as Southeast Region Commander Col. Andrea Van Buren and Wing Commander Col. James Harris as well as Civil Air Patrol-U.S. Air Force Commander Col. Mark Wootan and CAP Chief Operating Officer John Salvador.
“Congratulations on your 80th birthday,” said Hecker, who told the story of Civil Air Patrol’s founding just before World War II and described the organization’s volunteer wartime service before wrapping up his talk by addressing CAP’s longtime role as the Air Force auxiliary and its recent role in the Total Force.
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Source: Arkansas Civil Air Patrol
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