The Group 3 squadrons of the Maryland Civil air Patrol will be conducting a training exercise all day on Saturday, May 10.

The scenario for the day will deal with post hurricane damage assessment operations. The mission base for this operation will be the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. Aircraft and ground teams from across Southern Maryland will participate.

Residents of coastal areas in St. Mary’s and Calvert counties may spot very low flying red, white, and blue CAP aircraft. These aircraft will be conducting aerial photography and air-ground team coordination training.

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. The squadron is commanded by Lt Col Tim Corrigan. For information, go the squadron’s web site at www.capstmarys.com.


USCAP, 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/ or listen to weekly episodes of “Civil Air Patrol Today” broadcast every Sunday morning on the following radio stations:
• Annapolis, MD – WYRE-AM 810, 8:00-8:30AM ET
• Baltimore, MD – WFBR AM 1590, 8:00-8:30AM ET
• Ocean City, MD – WKHZ-AM 1590, 7:00-7:30AM ET
• Potomac, MD – WCTN 950 AM, 6:00-6:30AM ET
• Rockville, MD – WLXE-AM 1600, 7:00-7:30AM ET
• Washington, DC – WZHF-AM 1390, 7:00-7:30AM ET

In addition, programs may be listened to at the Maryland Wing web site at http://mdcap.org/radio/ and can also be subscribed to as a podcast.