Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol
The Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (TXWG) is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in the state of Texas. Texas Wing headquarters are located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The Texas Wing consists of over 4,000 cadet and adult members at over 70 locations across the state of Texas.
A Texas CAP cadet sits in the pilot's seat of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter belonging to the 305th Rescue Squadron.
Lt. Col. Brian Childes (left) briefs Lt. Col. Bob Beabout (pilot) and Major John Mitchell (right) on a sortie to Sabine Lake, Texas following Hurricane Rita.
Colonel Richard Walters, commander 301st MDS, left, evaluates a simulated casualty, played by a Civil Air Patrol cadet.
Major Aristotle Rabanal shows off an A-10 to CAP cadets from Louisiana and Texas.
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes members from all backgrounds. The program is established as an organization by Title 10 of the United States Code and its purposes defined by Title 36.
On the Team, Civil Air Patrol poster (1955) featuring an Air Force airman and a CAP cadet, with a CAP L-16 and an Air Force F-94 flying overhead. This poster features the signature of then-Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Nathan F. Twining.
Two Oregon Wing members walk towards their aircraft during a training exercise.
A CAP search and rescue (SAR) pilot
Cadets listen to instructions during a field exercise.
