Total Force

Comprised of nearly 54,271 volunteers and cadets, from ages 12 to over 100, in career fields as diverse as mechanics, doctors, plumbers, executives, teachers, and retirees, our members embody our core values of integrity, volunteerism, excellence, and respect.

We are your neighbors, your co-workers, and we are patriots volunteering our time and resources supporting America's communities with emergency response, diverse aviation and ground services, youth development, and promotion of air, space, and cyber power.

Civil Air Patrol is in a unique position of being both a 501(c)(3) charity and the Air Force Auxiliary.  We are considered a Total Force Partner with the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard.

We are the only non-profit in the United States that combines search and rescue, youth character and leadership development and aerospace and cyber education while advancing the preservation and extension of universal, American values.  95% of our cadets feel it's essential for them to help our Country.

Today, our 21,197 cadet members and 33,074 adult members, serve in 52 Wings throughout the Country, which includes all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.