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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARDWALTER R. AGEE As of 31 December 1956General Carl A. Spaatz, USAF(Retired), ChairmanColonel D.Harold Byrd, Vice ChairmanColonel James L. Biggs, Commander, Northeastern RegionColonel David S. Harter, Commander, Middle East RegionColonel John H. Ballen, Commander, Great Lakes RegionColonel William C. Whelen, Commander, Southeastern RegionColonel Vee L.Phillips, Commander, North Central RegionColonel Emmell O. Rushing, Commander, Southwestern RegionColonel Charles Boettcher, II, Commander, Rocky Mountain RegionColonel Howard B. Freeman, Commander, Pacific RegionColonel James T.Granbery, Chief Financial OfficerColonel Roy St. Lewis, Counselor

Major General, USAFNational Commander

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W ING COMMANDERSAs of 31 December 1956

Colonel Ernest C. NailAlabama Wing, CAPIt Colonel Raymond B. Talbot, ActgArizona Wing, CAPColonel Claud L. HolbertArkansas Wing, CAPLt Colonel Clement A. Lattimore, ActgCali fornia Wing, CAPlt Colonel Benjamin S. Jordan, AdgColorado Wing, CAPColonel Robert A. FrostConnecticut Wing, CAPColonel Louisa S. MorseDelaware Wing, CAPColonel Joseph F. MoodyFlorida Wing, CAPColonel lex D. BentonGeorgia Wing, CAPColonel Wilson KelloggIdaho Wing, CAPColonel E. Mortimer GhermanIllinois Wing, CAPColonel Stanley H. Arnol tIndiana Wing, CAPColonel Robert J. WadeIowa Wing, CAPColonel James J. O'ConnorKansas Wing, CAPColonel Francis A. BlevinsKentucky Wing, CAPColonel Will iam D. HaasLouisiana Wing, CAPColonel Norton H. lambMaine Wing, CAP

Colonel A. Paul FondaMaryland Wing, CAPColonel John B. SlateMassachusetts Wing, CAPColonel Walter C. GerntMichigan Wing, CAPColonel Malcolm McDermidMinnesota Wing, CAPColonel Clarence R. BirchettMississippi Wing, CAPColonel John O. LaddMissouri Wing, CAPColonel William P. MufichMontana Wing, CAPColonel F.Joseph DonohueNational Capital Wing, CAPColonel H. James Grove, Jr.Nebraska Wino, CAPColonel Raymond A. SmithNevada Wing, CAPlt Colonel Harry M. Rodd, ActgNew Hampshire Wing, CAPColonel Nanette M. SpearsNew Jersey Wing, CAPColonel J. Gibbs SpringNew Mexico Wing, CAPColonel Joseph F. CrowleyNew York Wing, CAPColonel James l . HamiltonNorth Carolina Wing, CAPColonel John M. KurkeNorth Dakota Wing, CAPColonel John O. SwartsOhio Wing, CAPColonel William H. Shockey

Oklahoma Wing, CAPColonel Kenneth S.,JordanOregon Wing, CAP ,Colonel Phillip F. NeuweilerPennsylvania Wing, CAPColonel Edward A. MercierRhode Island Wing, CAPlt Colonel Randolph W. Battle, ActgSouth Carolina Wing, CAPColonel Ruper t P. BrzicaSouth Dakota Wing, CAPColonel Alfred M. WaddellTennessee Wing, CAPLt Colonel Sidney S. Perryman, ActgTexas Wing, CAPColonel Ralph B. OttenheimerUtah Wing, CAPIt Colonel Duane H. Benham, ActgVermont Wing, CAPColonel Allan C. PerkinsonVirginia Wing, CAPColonel David MazesWashington Wing, CAPColonel lewis W. TalbottWest Virginia Wing, CAPColonel Richard C. JayeWisconsin Wing, CAPColonel Robert W. MorrisonWyoming Wing, CAPlt Colonel Harry E. Stiver, AdgAlaska Wing, CAPColonel Benjamin F. DillinghamHawaii Wing, CAPColonel Clara E. livingstonPuerto Rico Wing, CAP

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OPERATIONSLight planes bearing the red, white and blue insignia ofthe Civil Air Patrol brought food for the hungry and medi-

cine for the sick when a sudden blizzard isolated scoresof ranch families in New Mexico in the most disastroussnow storm in 50 years.A dramatic race against death in a Civil Air Patrol planbrought a specialist to the little Arizona town of Wilcoxfacilitating what a doctor said was a "miracle birth."After a nine-hour search of the rugged Kawich Range in

Nevada a Civil Air Patrol pilot found and directed therescue of an 11-year-old boy who became separated fromhis parents on a hunting trip.The Civil Air Patrol teamed up with the police of threestates to give a new lease on life to a three-year-oldlukemia victim from Wilkes-Barre. When it became ap-parent the boy would have to be flown to a New Yorkhospital the local police remembered a recent Civil AirPatrol training mission which stressed CAP's air-evacuation 1.'capability. A call to the newly organized CAP squadronbrought immediate assistance in the form of a plane andpilot.Operating in all kinds of weather under the most diffi-cult conditions the flight crews of the Civil Air Patrolperformed a staggering 12321 hours of actual aeria 1search during 1956 on m'iSSionsdirected by the USAF'Air Rescue Service. These hours comprised 77 percenof the total hours flown by all participating agencies-Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Coast Guard andcivilian agencies - on the 130 such missions performed inthe United States, Alaska and Hawaii during the 12-month ~period. They equalled 410 flights from coast to coast r: il49 times around the world.

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C A P F L I E S 7 7 1 J a l l S e a r c h & .R e s c u e M i s s i o n s

JANUARY 19S6 rta DECEMBER 1956- /S saved by CAP .flyina lIir Rescue Service Missions

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Whenever and wherever help was needed the civilianvolunteers of the Air Force's auxiliary were on the spotwith planes and crews, with rescue teams and ornbuloncerwith emergency communications equipment and the meand women to man them.In addition to the search and rescue and mercy mlssiorjs,flown for the Air Rescue Service, CAP pilots and plan'

logged another 935 hours on local disaster relief anemergency missions in support of Civil Defense, the Amer-ican Red Cross and other relief agencies.On still another type of support mission Civil Air Patrol

volunteer flight crews flew 2,748 hours on missions de-signed to provide training for the Ground Observer Corpsof the Air Defense Command.It takes intensive training to develop the capability to

perform search, rescue and mercy missions quickly andeffectively. To build and maintain the proficiency of theCivil Air Patrol in these missions regular training exercises(SARCAPs) are authorized. In 1956, 65 such missionswere held. CAP crews flew another 4,224 hours in thisactivity.Total operational flying for the year amounted to 20,228hours or more than 2,000,000 miles of flight in light air-craft.Performing these varied missions the Civil Air Potr-

operated some 1,185 aircraft belonging to the corporatio Jand an estimated 5,000 more which are owned by indi- 1vidual CAP members. Of the corporate-owned aircraft,401 were purchased with Civil Air Patrol funds and 784were donated by the Department of Defense. The majorityof the corporate-owned aircraft are surplus World War "and Korean War liaison and primary training planes. \.)

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privately-owned planes range from 65-horse-power, single-engine aircraft to light, twin-engine executive craft.Civil Air Patrol personnel who have met the necessaryCAA and CAP requirements and have been awarded CAP

aeronautical ratings as pilots and observers number approx-imately 16,000. The majority of these are pilots. ManyJf them are former Army, Navy or Air Force pilots whilescores of others hold CAA commercial, instructor andairline transport ratings. Their flying experience rangesfrom the minimum required for a CAA private pilot certifi-cate to thousands of hours.Supporting the 16,000 flight crew members in their 1956operational missions were another 24,000 highly trained

volunteer specialists on the ground. They included main-tenance personnel, ground rescue specialists, first aid ex-perts, doctors, nurses, chaplains, administrative techni-cians and communicators. Not the least of these werethe communications men and women.Organized originally to provide a command link acrossthe nation and throughout each state (wing) the Civil AirPatrol emergency communications net now has becomeone of its major operational activities. As 1956 drew toa close the CAP had 13,984 individual radio facilitieson the air and operating in the U.S., Alaska, Hawaii andPuerto Rico. Of these 7,110 were high frequency (HF)and 6,874 were very high frequency (VHF). A total of8,177 were mobile, 5,115 were fixed and 692 were air-borne. The increase in total facilities over 1955 was2,145.CAP's effectiveness in air search and rescue and other

emergency missions during 1956 could not have been main-tained without the constant support of its radio net. But,addition to fulfilling its supporting role the CAP's com-

nunications net made signicant direct contributions to the

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public welfare wherever disaster struck in the form of ex-plosion, fire, flood, blizzard, tornado or hurricane. CAPcommunicators, many of whom are husband and wifeteams, were hailed from coast to coast for their work inmaintaining contact and summoning aid to scoresof strickencommunities when all other means of communication werecut off.To provide more guidance to CAP communications per-sonnel and help them do a better job to standardize com-munications activities throughout the CAP and to serveas a partial text in the training of new communicationspersonnel, National Headquarters published a Communica-tions Operation Instructions Manual, CAPM 100-1.During 1956, the U.S. Air Force took two actions whichhad immediate and far-reaching effect on the operationalprograms of the Civil Air Patrol. The first was the publi-cation of Air Force Regulation 46-5, Employment of theCivil Air Patrol. Secondly, USAF cut by two thirds theunits of the Air Rescue Service stationed in the U.S. andturned the responsibility for all search and rescue withinour borders over to the Continental Air Command.Publication of AFR 46-5 provided a clear cut delineationof the operational missions expected of the CAP's volun-teers both in time of peace and in time of military emer-gency. Thus, for the first time since World War II it waspossible to establ ish an effective operational programaimed at training and equipping the Civil Air Patrol to per-form specific missions in support of the U.S. Air Force andthe American people.AFR 46-5 sets forth the following peacetime opera-tional missions for the Civil Air Patrol. It did not, how-ever, establish a precedence.

a. Air search and rescue and aircraft wreckage mark-ing.

b. Support of Air Force installations to include:(1) Aerial control, direction and surveillance of sur-

face traffic.(2) Courier and light transport flights.(3) Aerial photographic missions and reconnais-

sance fl ights.(4) Radar test and GCA monitoring.c. Support of the Air Force Information Services pro-

gram.d. Assisting in local disasters and emergencies.e. Participation in civil defense activities.f. Emergency communications.

AFR 46-5 states that "the geographical distribution ofCivil Air Patrol units and the nature of air defense opera-tions during a military emergency dictate that, generally,the services of the Civil Air Patrol be employed locally ona priority basis." The regulation indicated that althoughrelative priorities may vary with the local situation, theservices of the Civil Air Patrol may be used to dischargethe following Air Force responsibilities:

a. Priority I:(1) Civil defense(2) Disaster reliefb. Priority II:(l) Emergency communications.(2) Local support of Air Force installations.(3) Courier and light transport flights.c. Priority III:(1) Aerial search and rescue and aircraft wreckage

marking.Where formerly only the Commander, Air RescueService,or the Commander, CAP-USAF could request or authorizethe participation of the CAP in an emergency mission . 1 : ) ,under the new regulation the commanders of all major ai~

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commands may call upon the Civil Air Patrol. Agree-ments will be concluded with each major air command asto the utilization of CAP and it is expected that authorityto call upon CAP will be delegated to Air Force base com-manders in all air commands.The new regulation also allows the Commander, CAP-USAF, to authorize such field exercises as he considersoppropricte to test the effectiveness of CAP's wartimecapabil ities.The assumption by the Continental. Air Command of theair search and rescue role in the U. S: presented both prob-

lems and advantages. With the cutback in Air Rescueper-sonnel in the U. S., ARS no longer was capable of conduct-ing the annual wing effectiveness checks-wing SARCAPs.This deprived the Civil Air Patrol of the expert guidance andtraining previously provided by skilled ARS specialists. Itwas determined, however, that with a sustained high re-newal rate among the senior members of the CAP therewould remain a large nucleus of ARS-trained personnelwho, under the supervision of the Air Force-CAP liaisonofficers assigned to the wings and regions, could continueto maintain the high level of training and proficiency in airsearch and rescue.On the other hand, it was expected that the cutback oftrained Rescue personnel in the U. S. would bring aboutdramatic increases in the utilization of the Civil Air Patrol

in this activity within the continental limits of the U. S.This assumption was borne out by Lt. Gen. Charles B.Stone,III, commander of CONAC, who said:"For many years the Civil Air Patrol was the good rightarm of the Air RescueService in the fulfilment of its searchand rescue responsibility in the U. S. CAP members are

skilled in the techniques of search and rescue. Its aircraftare especially adapted to the low level and slow type offlight necessary in air search. Its ground rescue teamshave proved capable and effective.The Continental Air Command plans to utilize these capa-bilities to their utmost for normal search and rescue. Inmany cases the CAP will prove to be not only our rightarm but both our arms in the successful completion of thisgreat responsibility."

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Aviation Education and Cadet TrainingIn a direct challenge to the Soviet Union's emphasis on

schooling its young people in aviation, the 52 wing com-manders of the Civil Air Patrol in their 1956 annual meet-ing adopted a sweeping resolution calling for the establish-ment and maintenance of the "largest youth aviation pro-gram in the world."Four objectives were set in achieving this: (1) Make theCivil Air Patrol cadet program available to every boy andgirl in the nation with a view to motivating them towardaviation careers; (2) a nation-wide expansion of the scholar-ship program in aeronautical engineering and related tech-nical subjects; (3) Expand the cadet flight scholarship pro-gram to provide cadets basic flight instruction throughestablished fixed-base operators; (4) Provide maximum as-sistance to the nation's high schools in establishing aviationeducation coursesand activities.

During 1956 several significant steps were taken by theCivil Air Patrol which materially advanced the programsdevised to meet these objectives. Perhaps the most sig-nificant was the completion and the publication of the sixnew aviation education text books designed specifically tobe used in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program and the Co-ordinated CAP-High School Aviation Education Program.These texts entitled, "Aviation and You," "Aircraft irFlight," "Power for Aircraft," "Airports, Airways and Electronics." "Navigation and Weather for Flight," and "TheProblems of Air Power," proved a tremendous stimulus toboth the cadet program and to the high school program.With the full-color filmstrips as supplements, these booksprovide the basis for the academic portion of the cadetprogram.Financed through a revolving fund set up by Civil AirPatrol the texts and filmstrips are furnished at cost toCAP units and educational institutions.Almost as significant was the Civil Air Patrol programof assistance to school systems and universities whichwished to hold aviation education workshops-during thesummer months or in-service during the school year. Dur-ing 1956 the CAP participated either as a full partner or ina supporting role along with elements of the U. S. Air Forcein 29 such workships. A total of 754 teachers were givenaviation experience along with an opportunity to developcurriculum materials in aviation during these teacher-train-ing projects.The Civil Air Patrol's position in this respect was outlinedby its national commander, Maj. Gen. Walter R.Agee, USAF,thusly:"CAP's goal is to have enough well-trained. teachers tomake it possible for Civil Air Patrol cadets to obtain theaviation education they need and to provide non-CAJ

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( 6;000 24,000 \S TU DE NT S R EC EI VE O ~~ RECEIVED )AV I AT I ON EDUCATI ON AVIATION EDUCATIONTRAINING Ttf~U TR AININ G IN ATHE H IOH SCHOOt

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requires satisfactory completion of the examination on onevolume of the aviation education text series together withcertain other requirements.Cadets who successfully complete the entire six achieve-ment levels can advance through the grade of Cadet MasterSergeant or First Sergeant and become eligible for consid-eration for the various cadet incentive programs includingthe International Cadet Exchange, the Congressional Dinner,CAP college scholarships, the National All-Girl Encamp-ment and the Jet Orientation Course (boys). Completionof Phase II also makes the individual eligible to continueon to Phase III.Phase III of the new program is based primarily oncompletion of the Cadet Leadership course (to be available

in 1957) and certain optional activities which call for spe-cialized training in various fields such as photography, radiocommunications, first aid and weather.Cadets completing Phase III are eligible for promotionto officer grades and for other specialized activities suchas award of a flight scholarship.To facilitate administration of the new Cadet TrainingCourse a CAP Cadet Master Record, CAP Form 66, wasdevised and adopted. This is the first standardized mastertraining record for cadets. Devised in 1956 for publication

in 1957 was the Cadet Logbook and Guide. It is intendedto serve as the individual's logbook and training record.In addition, the material contained in Chapter One servesas a general source of information on cadet matters. Allthe information needed to pass the Phase I examinationiscontained in this first chapter.All phases of the new training program are coupled withan award program which provides for training and achieve-ment rlbbonsot all levels.

The cadet summer encampment program continued to bean important part of the over-all cadet training programduring 1956. A total of 7,365 cadets from all 52 winqsattended some 48 enccmprrrents held at 40 U. S. Air Forcebases. Jet rides for honor codets highlighted encampmentsat bases having jet propelled aircraft.At all levels in the CAP organization the expansion of thecadet program to include more of America's teen-age citi-zenswas emphasized.In keeping with the objective to expand the collegescholarship program, three additional national scholarshipsfor outstanding CAP cadets were established-the GeneralCarl A. Spaatz Scholarship, the General Lucas V. BeauScholarship and the Colonel D. Harold Byrd Scholarship.Each scholarship is valued at $4,000 and may be used atany college offering an accredited aeronautical engineeringdegree.To advance the flight scholarship program for deservingcadets a flight training program calling for federal supportwas devised for presentation to Congress in 1957. The pro-gram calls for flight scholarships to be administered bythe Civil Air Patrol. The training would be given by recog-nized fixed-base operators and civilian flight schools.While CAP National Headquarters was engaged in ana-

lyzing the cadet program and devising the new CAP CadetTraining Program, adult CAP personnel in the field werplacing strong emphasis on the importance of the cadetnot only to the Civil Air Patrol but to the nation. Witnessthe fact that 2,240 Certificates of Proficiency were grantedin 1956 as compared to one in 1950. With continuedemphasis in the field and under the provisions of the newprogram it is expected that the number of Certificates cProficiency granted in 1957 will be doubled or tripled.

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Strong emphasis was placed on improving the qualityof the Civil Air Patrol's special activities during 1956 witha view to making these "incentive" programs for cadetseven more attractive.The newest and probably most exciting of these pro-grams is the Jet Orientation Course. First held in 1955 ona trial basis, the Jet Orientation Course became a perma-nent feature of the Cadet special activities program in 1956with its transfer to Perrin AFB, Texas, and its expansion toinclude 52 male honor cadets-one from each of the 52wings.Quality-wise this program was expanded by the estab-lishment of a firm curriculum which included a minimumof five hours of actual jet flight. One hour and fortyminutes each were given in general familiarization andorientation in the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star jet trainer,instrument flying and cross country flight. Personnal atPerrin AFB were so enthusiastic about the course and thecalibre of young men the CAP selected they requested thatthe 1957 Jet Orientation Course also be held at Perrin.The Civil Air Patrol International Cadet Exchange-old-est of its cadet incentive programs-concluded its ninth andmost successful year in 1956. Uruguay became a partici-pant bringing to 22 the friendly foreign powers engagedwith the Civil Air Patrol in this effort to create an inter-national brotherhood of airminded young men. Other 1956participants were Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba,Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico,The Netherlends, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland, Turkey and Venezuela. A total of 150 CAPhonor cadets were exchanged with a similar number fromaboard on the basis of five to each country with the excep-tion of Canada and Great Britain. Twenty-five cadets eachwere exchanged with those nations.

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An Intra-National Cadet Exchange for female honorcadets was carried on with 58 girls taking part. Cadetsfrom Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico were exchanged withgirls selected from stateside wings.A high-stepping cadet drill team from the Utah Wingmarched off with the honors at the National Drill Com-petition held at Amarillo AFB, Texas. The Utah contingentwon over Hawaii, Louisiana, New York, Puerto Rico, Michi-gan, Minnesota and the National Capital Wing.In the 1956 International Drill Competition held at theMinnesota State Fair, Minneapolis, Minn., the Air CadetLeague of Canada emerged the winner by a close margin.Judges for this competition were selected by National Head-quarters and the Air Cadet League of Canada from amongUSAF officers holding the grade of full colonel and RCAFofficers holding the grade of Group Captain who wereknown to be experts in close order drill.Leadership training was the theme of the annual Na-tional All-Girl Encampment held at Lackland AFB, Texas.A total of 104 honor girls cadets-two from each wing-were selected for this encampment.A new and dramatic incentive program for both maleand female cadets was established in 1956 with the organi-zation of the National Cadet Advisory Council. It is ex-pected the council will get into full operation in 1957. TheNCAC provides' the cadets of the Civil Air Patrol with adirect means ofcornrnunicotlon to the National Commander.It gives CAP's teen-age members a voice in the operationof their program. Cadets selected for this council werenamed on the basis of honor, character and performance.Highlight of the CAP cadet program for '1956 was the

selection of the outstanding male cadet in the nation totake part in the U. S. expedition to the Antarctic-OperationDEEPFREEZE.

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Named from a group consisting of the twotop cadets from each wing was Cadet Maj. Robert N. Bargerof Peoria, III. Cadet Barget spent four months in the Ant-arctic as a working member of the 18th Air Force transportteam. The cadet became the youngest man to fly over theSouth Pole when he was selected to be a member of t' l..Jcrew of the first USAFplane to make the polar crossing. '.../1/

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INFORMATION SERVICESDirect support of the Information Services program of

the U. S. Air Force emerged as one of the primary peace-time missions of the Civil Air Patrol in 1956 with the pub-lication of Air ForceRegulation 46-5.The assignment of this important mission to the CAP

came only after a four-year program instituted in 1954began to bear fruit. This program called for the establish-ment of a nationwide network of Civil Air Patrol PublicInformation officers trained in the fundamentals of publicrelations, oriented in the concept that airpower is peacepower and equipped with the necessary means to performtheir job.As 1956 ended this network included some 1,600 indi-viduals in every state and territory. A large majority of

these men and women were professionals in some phaseof public relations or news dissemination. The rest werehighly trained and highly motivated men and women whoelected to make CAP Public Information activity theiravocation.The success of Project AF-CAP, a national direct support

program aimed at aiding the U. S. Air Force Recruiting Serv-ice and the aviation industry, and, Project Academy, aprogram to recruit the highest calibre applicants for thenew U. S. Air Force Academy, were dramatic testimony tothe effectiveness of this Public Information network and its

Il ability to support the USAF.From the radio and television networks the Civil AirPatrol received outstanding support in 1956 in the form of

public service time. At current commercial rates this timewould have cost the CAP $800,000. This figure does notinclude the tens of thousands of dollars in public service'me given by individual stations across the nation.

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Three television motion pictures were produced for theCivil Air Patrol in 1956. Lear Incorporated sponsored theproduction of "Sky Sentinels." ZIV Television produced andscreened on some 94 stations "Survival in Box Canyon."The U. S. Air Force defrayed the production cost of "HeroNext Door" which will be released in 1957. In additionthe Ex-Cell-O Corporation signed a contract providing forthe sponsorship of another motion picture-the InternationalCadet Exchange story-for production in 1957. Cash valueof these pictures and the television screening given the ZIVproduction totaled $216,000.CAP appeared in 27 national magazines, publicationsand industrial house organs in 1956. The foremost of thesewas National Geographic Magazine.Of particular value in reaching the teen-agers through-out the nation was the publication of a Steve Canyon comicbook by Dell Publishing Company. The book featured itscartoon character in a dramatic CAP adventure. A secondSteve Canyon book was scheduled for publication early in1957.All facets of the Civil Air Patrol program continued toreceive outstanding press coverage in community news-papers during 1956.

SU PPLY AND M AINT ENANCEA major change in the supply, maintenance and ad- j)

ministrative practices pertaining to aircraft operated bythe Civil Air Patrol was effected in 1956 when the De-partment of Defense ordered that property determined tobe excess to the Departments of the Army, Navy and AirForce must not remain on the active inventory of thosservices.This decreed that the so-called on-loan aircraft (surplusliaison type planes which since 1949 had been loaned tothe CAP but maintained by the USAF) be donated to theCivil Air Patrol and that maintenance of these aircraft beprovided by CAP.In order to maintain some CAP flying capability duringthe period of initial licensing of these aircraft by the CivilAeronautics Administration and to permit more time forthe units to assume financial responsibility for maintenanceof these aircraft the U. S. Air Force agreed to donate themby increment rather than all at one time. During 1956 atotal of 541 such aircraft were donated to CAP. At year'send most of these had been licensed by the CAA and wereagain in operation.Inasmuch as most CAP units were not financially ableto contract with commercial maintenance operators for themodifications and overhaul necessary to bring these aircraftup to CAA specifications the USAF made available to th eAir Materiel Command funds to be used for this purpose.This provided for IRAN (inspection and repairs as necessary)on 274 aircraft. In addition the USAFauthorized base com-manders to provide the labor necessary in relicensing theremaining aircraft providing thA parts were supplied eitherout of excessor by the Civil Air Patrol.

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Doring 1956 the remainder of the USAF inventory ofPiper PA-18 aircraft (single-engine, two-place light train-ing planes) being utilized by the contract flying schools inthe Aviation Cadet training program were sold to the CAPat a price well below the current market value. The aver-age cost to a CAP unit acquiring a PA-18 was $450. In-ddition the Army made available by donation 12 Piper

L-21 aircraft (liaison model of the PA-18) and the Navydonated 28 OY-2 aircraft (identical to the Stinson L-SSentinel).

In support of the donation of the on-loan aircraft theUSAFalso made available to CAP 335 serviceable or rep-arable engines for these aircraft and approximately $1,-000,000 worth of serviceable spare parts.Motor vehicles, electronics and communications equip-

ment and supplies, rescue equipment and office equipmentexcess to military needs also were donated to the CAPduring 1956. Acquisition cost of these items totaled$2,012,526.Great emphasis was placed on developing adequate sup-

ply accounting procedures for the CAP wings, groups andsquadrons enabling them to properly control the aircraft,vehicular and equipment inventory assembled both throughpurchase and donation.Wing commanders, group and squadron commandersere urged to appoint qualified supply and maintenance~. ersonnel to fill organizational vacancies. Steps were

taken to train these individuals in the procedures of mili-tary supply.Regional commanders were requested to provide strictercontrol of items of equipment - aircraft, vehicles and com-

munications gear - within their regions. Equal distribu-n of surplus and excess material donated by the Air

" rce, Navy and Army was emphasized.

LEGISLATION

August 3, 1956 was a red-letter day for the Civil AirPatrol. On that day "mission accomplished" was writtento a nine-year campaign to have the Congress enact legis-lation providing some relief for the families of Civil AirPatrol members killed or injured while engaged in AirForce-authorized missions.President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Public Law 955

of the 84th Congress on that day bringing CAP members,while engaged on Air Force-authorized missions, under theprovisions of the Federal Employees Compensation Act.U. S. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol officials worked dili-gently during 1956 to devise a suitable Cadet Flight Scholar-

ship Program to round out the CAP aviation educationprogram. Draft legislation for presentation to the Congressearly in 1957 was prepared. The plan proposed calls forthe appropriation of federal funds to be used for flightscholarships for deserving CAP cadets.

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The flight training will be conducted by recognized fixed-base operators and flight schools across the nation thusdoubly carrying out CAP's assigned mission of supportingcivil as well as military aviation. It is proposed to operatethe program for one year on a trial basis in the SouthwestRegion if Congress takes favorable action.At least 13 states and territories recognized the contri-butions of the Civil Air Patrol to the public welfare andauthorized state appropriations to help support their indi-vidual wings. For the most part these funds were avail-able for the purchase of communications equipment, main-tenance of aircraft and general administration. The statesand territories thus supporting the Civil Air Patrol programare as follows:

LIST OF CAP WINGS CURRENTLY RECEIVINGSTATE APPROPRIATIONS

WING AMOUNT FISCALYEARArkansas Wirlg $20,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Connecticut Wing $12,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Indiana Wing $15,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Illinois Wing $76,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Nevada Wing $ 6,000 for 2 years 1955-1957New Hampshire Wing $12,000 for 2 years 1955-1957New Mexico Wing $15,000 per year 1955-1957North Carolina Wing $50,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Pennsylvania Wing $30,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Utah Wing $ 5,000 for 2 years 19551957Wyoming Wing $ 4,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Alaska Wing $10,000 for 2 years 1955-1957Hawaii Wing $15,000 per year Continuingappropriation

THE GROWTH OF CAPHealthy, steady growth of the Civil Air Patrol is reflected

in the personnel strength figures reported for the calendaryear 1956 as compared with those reported for 1950.1950 1956

Senior Members Cadets Senior Members Cadets27,929 Male 12,059 35,213 Male 29,1634,832 Female 3,420 5,081 Female 7,382

32,761 TOTAL 15,479 40,294 TOTAL 36,545Extremely significant is the increase in the number ofsenior or adult members who renew their membership each

year and remain with the program providing a powerfulsteadying influence on both operations and training. Thisincrease has been gradual but steady during the past threeyears witness the following table:New senior membersRenewed senior members .

195614,64425,650

195513,99725,545

195415,64123,112

40,294 39,542 38,753An increase also was noted in the number of Civil AirPatrol senior and cadet units for 1956 as compared wit!.

the previous year.1956 19558 Regions 852 Wings 52181 Groups 1841,416 Senior Squadrons 1,3911,040 Cadet Squadrons 9592,697 TOTAL 2,584

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THE CHAPLAINCYThe year 1956 witnessed dramatic increases in the effec-

tiveness of the Civil Air Patrol Chaplaincy with positivepersonnel increases recorded despite the fact that some 150inactive chaplains being carried on unit rosters weredropped.The year began with 777 chaplains on the rolls and

ended with 821 chaplains actively servicing CAP wings,groups and squadrons.Two chaplains were selected as senior escorts on the1956 International Cadet Exchonge. Many volunteered forduty at the cadet summer encampments. Of special signifi-cance was the fact that many Civil Air Patrol chaplains

took it upon themselves to present the CAP Chaplains' pro-gram to their respective denominations at their annual meet-ings and conferences with an excellent response.The character and citizenship lecture program supported

by the National Air Chaplain was officially adopted as partof the cadet training program. This insured that mortraining was given to each cadet as part of their regularprogram. A greater emphasis also was placed on the fieldof leadership training for cadets and it is in this phase ofthe program the CAP chaplains found increasing service.A new pamphlet, "The Challenge of the Chaplaincy in

the Civil Air Patrol" was prepared and disseminated wi" \excellent results.

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Bank Balances 12/31/55.\\embership FeesOrganizatianal ChartersChain LettersRefund-International Cadet Exchange 1955 .Sale-Educational BaaksNational Geographic PrintsOhio Publishing Co.Congressional DinnerRevolving Fund .Escrow Account . .Sale of Scrap .Refund-Exchange and Drill Funds .Sale-Berkley Aircraft Models ...Consolidated Electric Diesel Electric Co.Donations:

Sheffield, Conn., Lions ClubGlastonbury, Conn., Lions ClubAnacostia, D. C., Lions ClubFriendship, D. C., Lions ClubRepublic Aviation Corp .Scholarship Escrow AccountLions Club of West Hartford .Flight Scholarships .Interest on Saving. .

TOTALLess Disbursement.

TOTAL

CIVIL AIR PATROL; INC.FINANCIAL STATEMENT

January 1, 1956 through December 31,1956

224,012.25109,740.0073B.0062.00

7,406.7419,534.94

763.001,504.1B3,075.2314,461.15

40.002.75

2,142.36136.00400.00

250.00250.00250.00250.00500.001,000.00250.00

1,250.003,105.55 167,111.90

391,124.15190,589.62

$200,534.53

BANKBALANCES-December 31, 1956Commerce Union Bank (Checking Account) ..Commerce Union Bank (Escrow Account) ..Commerce Union Bank (Savings AccoUftt)Commerce Union Bank (Escrow Savings Account)Broadway National Bank (Savings Account) ..Third National Bank (Savings Account)First American National Bank (Savings Account) .Nashville Bank & Trust Company (Savings Account)Williamson County Bank, Franklin (Savings Account)First National Bank, Arlington (Savings Account) .National Bank of Washington, D. C. (Savings Account)Union Planter~ National Bank, Memphis (Savings Account) .Republic National Bank, Dallas (Savings Account) ........

TOTAL

308.476,345.18

93,372.933,925.77

11,128.4211,059.6511,105.4610,694.1410,335.9310,403.0010,431.7911,019.2810,404.51

$200,534.53

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H IS T f ) ~ f ' ( ) F e lY / { AM P A T K O LFOUNDED DEO . 1 941 BY EXEOUT IVE ORDERO F PR ES ID EN T R OO SEVELTA IR ARM OF O IV ILIAN DEFENSE UNDERMAYOR F. LA GUARD IATRANSFERRED BY EXECUT IVE ORDER TOWAR DEPT . W ITH CONTROL UNDERC .G . OF ARMY A I R FORCEC .A .P . NATIONAL HDQTS . ESTABLISHEDAPR I L 29, 1943O .A .P . INCORPORATED JULY I, 1 946 AS ANON PROF IT ORG . BY PUBLIO LAW -47679th C ON GR ESSO .A .P . ESTABLISHED MAY 26, f948 AS THE -O IV ILIAN AUX ILIARY OF THE U .S .A .F . BYPUBLiO LAW - 557 80 th CONGRESS

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