Local Resident Participates in Civil Air Patrol National Board and Annual Conference

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Local resident participates in Civil Air Patrol’s Annual Conference and National Board

(DATELINE, e.g. MADISON, Wis.) – (Rank, first name, last name) of (city, state) joined more than 500 fellow Civil Air Patrol members from across the nation in San Diego for the 2010 CAP Annual Conference and National Board.

The annual conference, held Sept. 1-4 at the San Diego Marriott Marina, provided members like (last name) the opportunity to further their professional development, network and help chart CAP’s future.

As part of CAP’s ongoing commitment to the professional development of its members, CAP offered 10 preconference courses Sept. 1-2 and more than 50 learning labs Sept. 3-4. Topics included disaster relief, homeland security, communications, safety, aerospace education and public affairs. Also, exceptional CAP members were honored for their service in more than 20 categories during a Sept. 4 awards ceremony.

In conjunction with the conference, members of the CAP National Board, CAP’s governing body, met to deal with important business matters, including the election of a national vice commander.

Participating CAP volunteers also heard remarks from U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Teresa A.H. Djuric, keynote speaker for the conference banquet on Sept. 4. Djuric is commander of Air University’s Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development at Maxwell Air Force Base, and acts as a liaison providing assistance and oversight for Civil Air Patrol, in its role as the Air Force’s auxiliary. CAP’s more than 60,000 senior and cadet members operate a versatile fleet of 550 aircraft,perform emergency services, foster youth development through cadet program activities and provide aerospace education support for federal, state and local agencies.

A CAP member since (date), (participant’s last name) serves as (job title) for (name of unit) . (Fill in additional noteworthy biographical details)

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 60,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and has been credited by the AFRCC with saving more than 100 lives this fiscal year. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 25,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 68 years. Visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com for more information on CAP.