600-Plus CAP Members Expected As Recognition Of Milestone
Anniversary Begins
More than 600 Civil Air Patrol members are planning to gather in
Louisville, KY, this month, as the all-volunteer U.S. Air Force
Auxiliary begins its observance of 70 years of service to America.
CAP officially celebrates its 70th anniversary on Dec. 1 of this
year, but will get started early at the 2011 Annual Conference and
National Board meeting Aug. 17-20.
Thirty-Eight Service Members Fatally Injured When Aircraft Went
Down
Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Colt will conduct the investigation of
the crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan that killed
38 U.S. and Afghan service members, U.S. Central Command officials
announced Aug. 9. Colt, deputy commanding general of the 101st
Airborne Division, will begin his duties immediately. Marine Corps
Gen. James N. Mattis, the Central Command commander, appointed
Colt.
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