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Squadrons:
24 locations statewide Maj. John Neil, right, the Alabama Wing’s director of operations, and Capt. Glenn Wilson, an
imaging expert from the wing’s Bessemer Composite Squadron, examine a coastal map at the
Aircraft: Deepwater Horizon Incident Command Post in Mobile.
14 single engine
Vehicles:
Gulf oil spill response dominates 2010
for Alabama Wing volunteers
“C
21 vehicles
Interoperable Communications: itizens Serving Communities,” Civil Air Patrol’s slogan, aptly
9 VHF-FM repeaters describes the Alabama Wing’s service during 2010 as its members
14 VHF-FM fixed stations responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
129 VHF-FM mobile stations Wing volunteers donated hundreds of hours of service, working as incident
16 HF fixed stations commanders, mission staff, pilots, aerial photographers and air operations directors for
2 HF mobile stations the Incident Command Post in Mobile.
More than 40 Alabama Wing volunteers spent a week or more during the 3½-month
Missions:
20 search and rescue missions period CAP supported the national mission. Beginning in May, Majs. John Neil and
3 finds David Hester organized CAP’s desk at the command post in Mobile. Capt. Ande Boyer
7 counterdrug missions flew several initial missions and spent six weeks of his summer vacation working on
24 other state support missions staff planning and coordinating the rotation of wing aircrews and aircraft.
Maj. Carl Hultin, a retired fire chief and wing member, served as a communication
Cadet Flying (CAP, AFROTC & AFJROTC):
safety net for all pilots. His duty assignment covered 113 days, as he worked from 6:30
652 cadets flown
456 hours flown a.m. until the last aircraft landed each evening. If a CAP aircraft was in the air, Hultin
was listening on the radio.
Total Hours Flown: Another wing member, Capt. Glenn Wilson, an electrical engineer with Alabama
4,165 Power Co., worked with Geographic Information Systems and other CAP personnel to
develop solutions that would allow a single document imaging operator/aerial
Finances: photographer to deliver the product in time for daily use by the Deepwater Horizon
$99,000* in state funding
operation planning group.
$2.2M value of wing’s volunteer
hours During the Deepwater Horizon mission, the Alabama Wing also continued to
perform its regular missions: cadet programs, search and rescue, training and flights for
*Financial data provided by wing
homeland security.
T
he role of Civil Air Patrol in the Gulf oil spill 2010 also saw CAP credited with saving 113 lives across the
response — CAP’s single largest mission since World nation — the 10th-highest number of saves in CAP’s 69-year
War II — led the organization’s 2010 emergency history. Meanwhile, CAP provided disaster relief during
services missions in numbers, length and intensity. Involving more unprecedented flooding in the Midwest and the eastern half of the
than 278 volunteers from 10 wings over a 118-day period, the oil country, assisted law enforcement agencies in seizing $1.36 billion
spill response reaffirmed CAP volunteers’ ability to support a in illegal drugs and drug money and performed critical homeland
major, extended operation that included a crushing demand for security missions by posing as intercept and enemy targets for Air
thousands of aerial photos each day. Force fighters.
C
ivil Air Patrol inspires youth to be responsible citizens. As a testament to its relevance and appeal, the cadet program
Cadets serve their communities by helping with CAP’s grew 9.5 percent over the past year, from 23,888 cadets in 2009 to
real-world humanitarian efforts. In addition, they gain 26,157 in 2010. Whether as members of school- or community-
an appreciation for America’s role in the global community by based squadrons, cadets, ages 12-20, benefit from a complete
serving as goodwill ambassadors abroad or hosting aviation-minded curriculum that teaches respect, leadership, community service and
youth from around the world. During visits to Washington, D.C., aerospace education. The opportunity to fly is a major attraction
cadets display their respect for America and commitment to public for cadets, and 28,608 took advantage of orientation flights in
service. Responsible citizenship is the cornerstone of cadet life. 2010, a 10 percent increase over 2009.