The St. Mary’s Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will host their spring open house on May 30, at 7PM.
All interested prospective Cadets (youth ages 12-21 years) or prospective Senior (adult) members are invited for an evening of information and fun! Planned events include a demonstration by the squadron drill team, a static display of the squadron Cessna 182 aircraft, a presentation by the cadet staff highlighting cadet activities, and a display of emergency ground team equipment by ground team members.
For more information contact, 2nd Lt. Don Van Wormer at (240)-538-7470.
CAP, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 60,000 members nationwide. CAP volunteers perform 95 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Members take a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the almost 25,000 young people currently participating in the CAP Cadet Program.
CAP’s cadet programs provide young men and women with a safe and motivating environment in which to grow and explore opportunities in the military and aviation industries. Cadets progress through a 16-step program of leadership and aerospace education. CAP has been performing missions for America for more than 63 years. There are approximately 1,300 members of CAP in Maryland.
Last fiscal year wing members flew 34 search and rescue missions and were credited with 23 finds. For information about the Maryland Wing of CAP, visit http://mdcap.org.
The St. Mary’s Composite Squadron meets Wednesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, in the Capt. Walter Francis Duke terminal building, 44200 Airport Road, in California, MD. The squadron is commanded by 1st Lt. Alan Douglas. For information, go the squadron’s web site at http://www.capstmarys.com/.