HILLTOP TIMES Civil Air Patrol in the skies since WWII TIMES December 11, 2008 lUfi IHH BY MITCH SHAW Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau mishaw@standard .net W "Dress and personal appearance standards to keep in mind: ^ • Airmen are prohi6ited from smoking, using smokeless tobaccos, drinking or eating wh| walking in uniform. • Attache case, gym bag or backpack must be carried in left hand, on left shoulder or botjj shoulders (so as not to interfere with rendering the proper salute). • Airmen wearing Airman battle uniforms with green boots must wear green socks; ABUs with tan boots wear tan or green socks." Help an Eagle Scout S ean Rosenthal of Troop 55 at Hill Air Force Base is working on his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project to collect items for hygiene kits for homeless men and women. The items to be collected are new unopened toothbrushes, tooth paste, disposable razors, shampoo and body washes; small travel kits are preferred but any size is accepted. There will be collection boxes placed at the Base Exchange and Base Commissary from Dec. 6 until Dec. 19 to collect the items. The kits will be given to the Ogden Salvation Army site to be distributed to their local homeless shelters. hether you knew it or not, the Civil Air Patrol has been in Utah for nearly seven decades. "A lot of people see those little planes in the air, but they don't know it's us," said Layton resident Bill Cochran, who serves as a full-time chaplain for the Utah CAP. "Not a lot of people know what we're about, but we've been making a stamp on this country ever since World War II." The CAP serves as the civilian auxiliary for the U.S. Air Force, but its members are all nonmilitary volunteers. The Utah chapter has 16 squadrons from Logan to St. George. As a search-andrescue unit that serves the entire state, the group has 11 rescue vehicles and nine Cessna 182 airplanes. Established on Dec. 1,1941, the organization was seen as a way to use America's civilian aviation resources to aid troops during WWII. "A lot of personal aircraft and resources were used to defend the country," said Lt. Susan Chamberlain, Utah CAP spokeswoman. "Our pilots sank two enemy submarines 10 miles from the U.S. coastline using rigged-up bombs, and they alerted the military of countless others." After WWII, the CAP was never again involved in direct combat activities, but the group continues to serve noncombat missions for the Air Force. Today, the CAP has three primary missions: emergency services, aerospace education and its cadet program. "The biggest thing we do are the search-and-rescue missions," Cochran said. "The Air Force passes about 85 (percent) to 90 percent of its tasking CLIl/l llvJ Courtesy photo Civil Air Patrol cadets work their way through an obstacle course during training. This year marked the 47th anniversary of the establishment of the CAP. for search and rescue along to us." CAP is active in disaster relief operations, humanitarian service missions, Air Force supports and even some homeland security actions involving border patrol and drugtrafficking operations. During the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, when most general aviation was grounded, one of the first planes to fly over the destroyed towers was a CAP aircraft taking photos. "You've seen those overhead pictures taken of New York during 9/11 and the ones of Hurricane Katrina," Cochran said. "A lot of those were taken by Civil Air Patrol teams." The organization has about 70,000 members nationwide, many of whom are cadets ranging from age 12 to 21. "The youth population is a huge part of what we do," said Utah Wing Commander Col. Robert Bost. "We aren't necessarily trying to prep kids for the military or anything — we are trying to create positive, well-rounded people who will be the leaders of the future." The cadet program has a mandatory aerospace education program that covers all aspects of aviation, including flight physics, dynamics, history and application. There are several programs for CAP pilots to improve their flying skills and earn Federal Aviation Administration ratings. "One of the big things we try and do is feed young people into the aerospace industry," Bost said. "In this area especially, with Hill Air Force Base, there are a lot of opportunities associated with that field/' The CAP flew thousands of hours providing air reconnaissance for 2002 Winter Olympic security teams, Bost said. jV For more information, visit www. Ghildcare and Preschool Childcare for Newborn o School Jstration fee for Military Located just outside Monday thru Friday the Roy gate More aaaaaah. Less aaaaaggghh! 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