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
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Let’s Re-CAP
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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
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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
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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
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Civil Air Patrol In Action
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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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Civil Air Patrol In Action
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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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Civil Air Patrol In Action
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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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Civil Air Patrol In Action
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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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Civil Air Patrol In Action
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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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