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Monroe County Civil Air Patrol squadron outlines youth, education and emergency services
Summary
Local Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members presented the squadron’s missions — aerospace education, cadet program and emergency services — and invited community members to join or use CAP resources.
Members of the Monroe County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) gave a 15‑minute presentation to the Monroe County Council on March 25, describing CAP’s three missions — aerospace education, the cadet youth program and emergency services — and local activity by cadets and senior volunteers.
Cadet Captain Marikita Thompson, introduced as the squadron’s deputy commander of operations, and Cadet Second Lieutenant Lydia Parker, introduced as the cadet commander, described curriculum and extracurricular opportunities for cadets, including orientation flights, model‑rocket projects, summer encampments and national cadet special activities. Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Zachary Schmidt described the squadron’s mixed senior and cadet composition and community volunteer work.
The presentation emphasized CAP’s role as a congressionally chartered nonprofit and Air Force auxiliary that performs search‑and‑rescue and disaster response activities. Speakers highlighted local assets — including a Cessna 182 based at Monroe County Airport — and national capabilities such as aerial imaging, cell phone forensics to narrow probable search areas, and the Air Force‑funded communications network used in disaster response. “Civil Air Patrol is who performs 90% of search and rescue missions in The US,” a cadet said during the presentation. The speakers also noted CAP’s volunteer scale nationally and gave examples of recent missions supporting the Red Cross and local disaster response.
Council members thanked the squadron for volunteer work with food pantries, balloon festivals and damage assessment exercises. The squadron invited the public to drop in to its weekly meetings Thursdays from 6:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at Trinity Reformed Church on Endwright Road and provided its national website, gocivilairpatrol.com, for more information.
