aviation enthusiast wanted to put their skills and planes to use to protect their country. The Civil Air Patrol was born was born one week prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. During the course of WWII, Civil Air Patrol logged over 500,000 flight hours, sunk two enemy submarines. The Civil Air Patrol has an interesting history from World War II up until the present day. In the early stages of Civil Air Patrol, there was a strong need for national defense on the east coast where German U-boats had
America’s youth, educate people on the aerospace community, and responding on a moment’s notice to help search for people and planes that go missing across the country. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) acts as a volunteer auxiliary of the United States Air Force and stands as one of the four components that make up the United States Air Force’s Total Force. Although every aspect of the organization presents extraordinary merit, one stands especially important to the advancement of America: The Cadet Program
Describe your personality and what makes you unique? Since I am homeschooled, I have had a different experience than people in public school. Also, I have had more opportunities to teach myself. I am an outgoing person and I enjoy being around people. Although I would consider myself an extrovert, I also appreciate quiet time to myself. I am usually an optimistic person. I am a thinker more than a feeler. I am task oriented and work hard; I throw myself into my work. I get very involved in my school
The Civil Air Patrol During World War II On December 1, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that started the Civil Air Patrol. No one, not even its creator, Gill Robb Wilson, foresaw the importance that Cap would play in protecting the waters along the coast from the dreaded German U-boats attacking the shipping lanes. Sixty years later the CAP is still going strong. Performing its missions of aerospace education, cadet programs and search and rescue, CAP is preparing
lines) Describe a setting in which you have collaborated or interacted with people whose experiences and/or beliefs differ from yours. Address your initial feelings, and how those feelings were or were not changed by this experience. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a Air Force auxiliary comprised of cadets from the ages of 12-18. Each year every CAP region has what is known as an encampment. This is a week long military style basic training like experience. Encampment induces large amounts of stress through
and the National Guard in terms of Homeland Security. The areas of Homeland Defense and Civil Support will be primary subsections of Homeland Security which will be reviewed. For purposes of defining a time period none of the literature reviewed will be prior to September 11, 2001. The reasoning for this being to examine Homeland Defense using literature pertaining to 9/11 and the Boston Marathon Bombing, and Civil Support using literature pertaining to Hurricane Katrina. The trend for this literature
officers and their patrol methods are actually very similar. It is a police department’s uniformed officer’s responsibility to carry out the role of providing public service and controlling crime in a community. The patrol officer has one of the most difficult, dangerous, and complex jobs in a police department because they answer calls and have to deal with all kinds of people every day. Most police agencies around the country are small only employing around 20 officers or less. All patrol divisions perform
evidence that service to others develops an individual’s personality, character and view point, civic and civil service work should be required to complete sections of schooling in the American education system, in an effort to change today’s
everyone has the chance to meet a true historical figure, let alone one who laid the foundation in the field they’re studying. I had the honor of meeting Mary Feik, the first female aviation engineer, back in 2014 and had several events through the Civil Air patrol that allowed me to be taught by her as well as assist her in teaching. Mary Feik’s life exemplified the progress women have made in the endeavor to gain an equal position to men in the field of Aerospace Engineering. Women have come a long way
Arizona Border Patrol The Border Patrol is a strategic group of specially trained people who prevent terrorists and terrorist’s weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, from entering the United States. The Border Patrol is specifically responsible for patrolling nearly 6,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian international land borders and over 2,000 miles of coastal waters surrounding the Florida Peninsula and the island of Puerto Rico. Agents work around the clock on assignments, in all types
water-based security patrols and activities. Some Masters at Arms are assigned to run on-ship military prisons and process prisoners. Navy law enforcement professions must complete seven to nine weeks of basic training before they are transferred to advanced training for nine weeks. Here, they learn everything from armed sentry processes to protection techniques to crime prevention programs. They also learn about first aid, firearms and self-defense tactics. The Air Force The Air Force refers to their
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bike and/or foot patrol, problem oriented policing, neighborhood officers, a police athletic league, neighborhood watch, and citizens on patrol. One police department could have a community-policing program that uses a combination of one or more programs or another police department may use a standalone program in order to provide the greatest impact. Every program has some value that the community can benefit from. Bike and foot patrols allow police officers to get out of their air-conditioned confined
their objective is to provide a safe, secure, fair environment for prisoners under their control.” Ever since I saw the movie Max (2015), I became hooked on the Military Occupation Specialty of a U.S. Marine Police Officer. I like how I can go on patrols and protect my country with man’s best friend and the dog will be there by your side, even while you are in a firefight. The career of a MP Dog Handler is a challenging career, because of the challenges and the amount of awareness you need. The research
complicated “Civil Aviation Security Liaison Officers.” No matter what they have been called through the years one thing has always stayed the same. The United States Federal Air Marshals have always been a group of our finest law enforcement officers that give up the luxury traditional police work to sit next to crying babies and old talkative ladies all day. They do this with one goal in mind, to keep the airways safe for private citizens to enjoy the luxury of travel. “The history of the air marshals
Cultural Stewardship: CBP plays a role in protecting and enhancing culture for future generations, and takes significant conservation into account in planning and carrying out facilities and operational activities. CBP promotes communication and partnerships with Native groups, private sector, and important government entities, to safeguard traditional and cultural resources and guarantee their accountability and respectful treatment. HISTORY: The U.S customs service was initially established
of importance inside which responders from various organizations can be viable (Incident command system (ICS), 2007). On the eleventh day of September 2001, nineteen activists associated with the Islamic radical social event al-Qaeda enlisted four air ships and did suicide ambushes against centers in the United States. Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, as the third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., while the fourth plane smashed
Florida is our country’s 27th state. It has played a large role in several wars, particularly the American Civil War and World War II. Comparing the two, Florida has impacted WWII more than the Civil War because of the amount of troops trained and enlisted and the supplies and war machines sent to the front lines. The Civil War was also significant for Florida, but not as much as WWII. Florida has had quite an eventful history. It’s first human inhabitants are believed to be several Native American
American country of Guatemala fought a bloody civil war for over 36 years. The internal conflict began in November of 1960 and did not end until December of 1996. The key players that fought where the Guatemalan government and the ethnic Mayan indigenous people that where extremely leftist compared to the Guatemalan government. The indigenous persons where joined by other non-government forces known as the Ladino peasantry and other rural poor. This civil conflict would escalate to a bloody series