The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a volunteer organization and the official civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force that contributes to the space industry through aerospace education and STEM programs. CAP fosters interest in aviation, space, and cyber careers by providing educational resources, activities, and programs for its members and the community, including partnerships with schools. CAP is involved in programs like StellarXplorers, AFA's youth Space STEM program. They also collaborate with organizations like NASA and the GLOBE Program on missions related to Earth science and atmospheric measurements.
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The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has purchased 10 Teal 2 systems for Civil Air Patrol’s North Carolina Wing.
The North Carolina Wing of Civil Air Patrol completed the first locate and save within Civil Air Patrol in August 2021.
Civil Air Patrol partnered with the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility to etch more than 27,000 CAP member names, 270 Air Force Association StellarXplorers names, an 80th anniversary CAP logo, and messages from CAP and AFA leadership onto a microchip the size of a postage stamp.
Major James Mathews of Civil Air Patrol drove more than 483 km to deliver a special microchip to Astrobotic.