Special Briefing Civil Air Patrol’s CAP National Commander ......Let’s Re-CAP ONE CIVIL AIR...

Special Briefing

Maj Gen Mark E. SmithCAP National Commander/CEO

Brig Gen Edward PhelkaCAP National Vice Commander

Civil Air Patrol’s COVID-19 Response

April 20, 2020

• You have been specifically invited because you are one of our alumni, friends anddonors to Civil Air Patrol

• Some participants may also be CAP members. This briefing is not focused oninternal CAP day-to-day topics, but is intended to be an external briefing to thosewho may not have direct knowledge of our missions

• We will cover:• Internal changes at CAP due to the current COVID-19 environment• COVID-19 Operational Missions Performed

• Time for Questions and Answers from You - Make sure you find the Q&A box on your screen.You can ask questions throughout the presentation and we have a moderator at the end of the briefing.

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Tonight’s Briefing

ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL | EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS20 April 2020

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Let’s Re-CAP

ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL | EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS

2020 Statistics

Membership – Our Volunteers

Adult Members 37,911

Cadets 27,994

Total 65,905

Units

NHQ, Region, Wings, Groups, Squadrons and Flights

1,442

Equipment

Aircraft 563

Gliders 47

Hot Air Balloons 2

Vehicles 1,036

VHF & HF Radios & Repeaters 14,683

Small UAS 1,718

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Our Purpose

Emergency Services/Operations• Search & Rescue/Disaster

Response• Homeland Security• Counterdrug• Humanitarian Services• Orientation Flights• Flight Instruction

Supporting America’s communitieswith emergency response, diverse aviation and ground services,

youth development, and promotion of air, space and cyber power.

Cadet Programs• Character• Leadership• Fitness• Aerospace

Aerospace Education • STEM Advancement• K-12 Teacher Support

3 Areas Which Propel Our Mission 4

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• National Headquarters Staff are telecommuting. Essential only personnel atMaxwell AFB.

• Volunteers: Kudos for their innovations.

• Operations: Mechanisms to continue training, proactive processing of missionrequests, waivers when appropriate.

• Cadet Programs: Resources available online, virtual activities, waivers whenappropriate.

• Aerospace Education: Resources available online, virtual activities.

Our Internal Response Helping Our Members During This Time


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Our COVID-19 March Timeline


26 MarchFirst National

SITREPS ProducedSITREPS =

Situational Report

13 March Presidential

Declaration of Emergency

DOD Issues Stop Movement Order

11 MarchCAP is Called for First COVID-19

Mission for Pennsylvania Wing

5 MarchCAP Members

Receive Coronavirus Information

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Our External Response

Civil Air Patrol Is…

• Distributing Test Kits & Completed Test Kits• Distributing Personal Protective Equipment• Distributing Food & Critical Supplies• Working Tactical Communications• Augmenting Emergency Operations Centers• Providing Transportation of Personnel• Offering Chaplain Support, and more!

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CAP Types of Activity By State

Distributing Test Kits & Personal Protective EquipmentTransporting Completed Test KitsDistributing Food & Critical Supplies (Blood Drives)Air & Ground ReconnaissanceAugmenting Emergency Operations CentersTransporting Emergency PersonnelPending Mission

Active Missions: 45Pending Missions: 5Closed Missions: 5

CAP NHQ

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By the NumbersLevels of Effort – Full Event

Total Personnel Totals

Total Personnel Per Day / Man-days 3,987

EquipmentAircraft 24

Ground Vehicles 520Air Sorties 50

Flight Hours 89.8Ground Sorties 617

Blood Units 20Meals 1.7M

Test Kits MultipleTest Samples Multiple

Other Supplies or Equipment 10,256

Images 5299

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Small but very meaningful missions…CAP communications trailer used for respite by the West Virginia National Guard

while they decontaminate emergency vehicles for first responders10

Civil Air Patrol In Action


Bigger missions such as …Mission to transport and deliver Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE) to hospitals, health care and medical facilities and first

responders throughout Colorado.

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Community Focused Missions too…

New Jersey Wing fills in at food bank when there is a shortage of

volunteers to meet the demand. CNN included Civil Air Patrol in their

coverage.

Members set a new one-day record in the Hillside location’s 45-year history for most meals packaged and then surpassed it, preparing 875 cartons on April 2, 1,030 the next day and

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Also pictured above: members from Indiana Wing conducting the same assistance.

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We answer the call. Working wherever we

are needed most…

Also in New Jersey Wing, CAP members help create disposable protective gear

for first responders.

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And potential life-saving missions such as …Responding to a request by the American Red Cross in Arizona for an

urgent/no notice call blood donation site. 22 Members including 11 Cadets said yes and made it happen!

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…And Oh By The WayOur Disaster Response & Search and Rescue Continues

63 Lives Saved Credited to CAP So Far in Fiscal 2020 by the Air Force

States where CAP has been credited with at least one life saved in Fiscal 2020

Artificial Intelligence applied to 3D Imagery Collected by CAP after Arkansas Tornados

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• We hope you have a betterunderstanding of our COVID-19Response to share our work withyour family, your neighbors andyour friends

• Civil Air Patrol does amazing workeach and every day

• The depth of what we do and cando is astounding and it is allbecause of our members and oursupporters

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In Summary…


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Thank You & Time for Q&A

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