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Committee boosts Civil Air Patrol funding proposal to $275,000 to support hangars, SAR and cadet programs

New Jersey Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

S896 was released as amended to increase the Civil Air Patrol appropriation from $100,000 to $275,000; Colonel Amy T. Mizey and Lt. Col. Zachary King described CAP’s search-and-rescue, aerospace education, and cadet programs and said 1,600+ NJ volunteers deliver services valued at about $9.3 million.

The Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee released S896 as amended to increase annual appropriations for a Civil Air Patrol (CAP) fund from $100,000 to $275,000.

Lieutenant Colonel Zachary King (National Headquarters Congressional Squadron) told the committee CAP’s more than 1,600 New Jersey volunteers provide missions whose…

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