Texas Wing - Annual Report (2013)

8/13/2019 Texas Wing - Annual Report (2013)

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Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol Resources Available in Emergencies


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History/Charter

Organization/Resources

Operational Missions

Advanced Technology Tools

Mission Request Process

Overview


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Performing Missions

for America for

over 67 years

1941: CAP Established Dec 1st

1943: Transferred to War Department

1946: Incorporated (PL 476)

1948: Auxil iary of the United States

Air Force (PL 557)

CAP is a federally chartered nonprofit corporation

CAP is also the offic ial Auxiliary of the Air Force

First National Board Chairman: Gen Tooey Spaatz

History


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Congressional Charter

Aerospace Education

Cadet Programs

Emergency Services

SAR/DR

Homeland Security

Counterdrug

Humanitarian Services

CAP Members

AE Members

General Public

Leadership

Character Development

Aerospace Educat ion

Physical Fitness


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CAP Regions

Pacific

Region

Rocky Mt.

Region

Southwest

Region

North CentralRegion

Great Lakes

Region

Southeast

RegionHQ CAP

(Maxwell AFB, Ala.)

Northeast

Region

Middle East

Region


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Fixed Land

Radios

Mobile Radios

50

Vehicles

TXCAP Resources

Portable

Radios

3,415 Members

1,737Officers

1,678Cadets

34 Aircraft


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Gippsland GA-8

Cessna 172

Cessna 182

Can operate with 2500 runway

VHF AM and FM radio

Platforms


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$132 $1,712 $5,300 $6,800$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

Auxiliary - Cessna UAS - Predator Helicopter - HH60G Airlift - C-130H

Cost-effective Force Multiplier

Notes: Chart shows average cost per flying hour

CAP normally receives agency mission funding via a MIPR


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Hurricane, tornado and flood damageassessment for federal, state and local

agencies

High Resolution Airborne Photography

Fire Watch (Fire Detection)

Missing or Overdue Aircraft searches

Missing Persons searches

Counterdrug Missions

Typical Missions


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Airborne Reconnaissance

Airborne Communication Relay

Traumatic Stress Response Team Support

Shelter Management

Advanced Ground Teams

Ground Communications

Support Available


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FEMA Support for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Flew 389 sorties and 943 hours of aerial

reconnaissance in TX and LA

Took thousands of damage assessment photosFEMA

noted CAPs pictures were better than any other asset

Hurricane Response


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C3Tools: Portable Repeaters

Standardized aircraft capable ofemploying airborne repeaters (including

TF1 repeaters)

For remote mission operations where

cell phone and normal radio coverage

not available


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Water distribution stations

Door to Door Neighborhood surveys

Assistance with evacuation staging areas


Other Missions


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Advanced Technology

20 High Resolution DigitalCameras.

Pictures are geo-referenced

with GPS locations.

Pictures can be attached to

Google Earth or GIS


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An example:

Digital picture can

Zoom in to get detail

information


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CSR Web site

Pictures are available with in minutes or hours

http://magic.csr.utexas.edu/emergency.htm

The information serves many useful purposes
http://magic.csr.utexas.edu/emergency.htmhttp://magic.csr.utexas.edu/emergency.htm


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Newly trained ground teams that match industry

standards

Are able to deploy for 72 hours

Has advanced communication equipment


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Air ForceState Governor

Request for

Assistance

Coordination

OSD Executive

Secretary

SECDEF

Joint Director of

Military Support(JDOMS)

Chairman, Joint

Chiefs of Staff

Commander,

NORTHCOMCAP Tasking

Defense Support to Civil Authorit ies:

CAP Advantage


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CAP (NOC)

888-211-1812

CAP Wing

NORTHCOM

AFNORTH-1AF (CAOC)

Tasking

Execution

Report

Requirement

DoDReport

Report

Tasking Federal

Agencies

State/local

Agencies or NGOs


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Requests to the State of Texas

DDCs or local officials

SOC

May be state funded or locally funded

Some local MOUs

Cost based prices


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Immediate response is appropriate when necessary to:

Save lives

Prevent human suffering

Mitigate great property damage under imminently

serious conditions

CAP must receive authorization from the Air

Component Commander or his designee to conduct animmediate response mission

Immediate Response Requests


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Cannot:

Search individuals/vehicles

SeizeArrest

Interrogate

Direct Law Enforcement Activities

Posse Comitatus Act


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Civil Air Patrol is ready, wil ling and able

to assist with routine requests or

emergency situations

Our volunteers are highly trained

professionals who will meet your

mission requirements

Civil Air Patrol is a cost effective force

multiplier and wants to help!

Bottom-line


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Citizens Serving Communities

http://gocivilairpatrol.com

Civil Air Patrol

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