Welcome to the website of the Air Victory Museum Composite Squadron. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The mission of CAP is "to serve America by performing Homeland Security and humanitarian missions for our communities, states, and nation; developing our country’s youth; and educating our citizens on the importance of air and space power." If you are age 12 or older, CAP has something of interest to you. We invite you to browse this website, and either visit one of our squadron's meetings or look for a CAP squadron near you. Click here for a welcome letter from our Squadron Commander, 1st Lt Paul Bolognone.

Some Quick Facts about CAP:

THE ORGANIZATION
-Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation
-The Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force
-More than 58,000 members, including 27,000 cadets ages 12-21
-Eight geographic regions, 52 wings, 1,700 units
-National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 160 support staff
-World’s largest fleet (550) of single-engine, piston aircraft
-Nation’s most extensive communications network
-1,000 emergency services vehicles

AEROSPACE EDUCATION
-100 aerospace education workshops each year
-Aerospace classroom materials, grades K through college
-Nation’s premier annual aerospace education conference

CADET PROGRAMS
-Multi-step leadership training
-Cadet glider and powered orientation flights, flight training scholarships
-International Air Cadet Exchange program

OPERATIONS
-95% of nation’s inland search and rescue
-100 lives saved per year
-Aerial reconnaissance for homeland security
-Disaster-relief and damage assessment
-Transport for time-sensitive medical materials
-Counterdrug missions