Wed, May 07, 2008
Tests Gauge National Crisis Preparedness
Civil Air Patrol members on both
coasts are participating in Ardent Sentry 08, a homeland security
and disaster response exercise that tests the readiness of local,
state and national organizations responding to national-level
emergencies, including both natural disasters and terrorism
incidents.
The East Coast exercise is involving CAP resources in the Middle
East region. Responsibilities for CAP members include airborne
reconnaissance and communications tasks, as well as other
high-frequency communications support for Air Force North
resources.
The West Coast exercise is involving Pacific Region with a
primary focus on Washington and Oregon Wings. Responsibilities are
the same airborne and communications tasks as the East Coast
exercise.
According to the United States Northern Command Web site,
exercise scenarios include multiple terrorist attacks in the state
of Washington, an accidental chemical agent release in Oregon and a
Category 4 hurricane impacting the mid-Atlantic Coast.
CAP regularly takes part in homeland security and disaster
response exercises across the nation, assisting local, state and
national organizations with crisis and terrorism preparedness. Most
recently, CAP participated in Operation Falcon Virgo, an intercept
mission conducted over the nation’s capital on April 29 that
tested the Air Force’s threat-intercept procedures.
Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the US Air Force, is
a nonprofit organization with more than 56,000 members nationwide.
CAP performs 90 percent of continental US inland search and rescue
missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and
was credited by the AFRCC with saving 103 lives in fiscal year
2007.
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