Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol

The Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol (ALWG) is one of 52 wings (50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.) in the Civil Air Patrol (the official United States Air Force Auxiliary).

Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol
Alabama Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Associated branches
United States Air Force
Command staff
Commander Col James Harris
Vice Commander Lt Col John Hall
Chief of Staff Lt Col Talmadge Butler
Current statistics
Squadrons3 Groups, 17 Squadrons
Cadets363
Seniors509
Total Membership872
Statistics as of 5 September 2020[1]

Mission

The Civil Air Patrol has three missions: providing emergency services; offering cadet programs for youth; and providing aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public.[2]

Emergency Services

The CAP actively provides emergency services, includes search and rescue and disaster relief operations, as well as assisting in the providing of humanitarian aid.[3]

Members of the Alabama Wing have practiced their ability to find downed planes by running a drill in which pilots searched from the air for practice beacons, and ground teams were then dispatched to the proper location.[4]

The CAP also provides Air Force support through conducting light transport, communications support, and low-altitude route surveys. The Civil Air Patrol can also offer support to counter-drug missions.[3]

Cadet Programs

The CAP offers cadet programs for youth aged 12 to 21, which includes providing aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership to cadets.[5]

Aerospace Education

The CAP provides aerospace education for both CAP members and the general public. Fulfilling the education component of the overall CAP mission includes training members of CAP, offering workshops for youth throughout the nation through schools, and providing education through public aviation events.[6]

Organization
Staff Sgt. Vernon McNabb, B Com., 1st Bn., 13th Avn. Regt., helps two cadets locate their next point during a land navigation exercise.
John Salvador, Civil Air Patrol's director of operations, at the CAP National Operations Center.
Squadrons of the Alabama Wing[7]
Designation Squadron Name Location Commander
SER-AL-100 Headquarters Group 1 North Alabama Lt Col Michael Guthrie
SER-AL-041 Muscle Shoals Composite Squadron Muscle Shoals Lt Col Al Boyd
SER-AL-055 Huntsville Senior Squadron Meridianville Lt Col James Blair
SER-AL-075 Gadsden Composite Squadron Gadsden Lt Col Ronald Hanson
SER-AL-119 Redstone Composite Squadron Huntsville Lt Col Kim Miller
SER-AL-134 Gen Joe Wheeler Composite Squadron Hartselle Lt Col Robert "Brian" Williams
SER-AL-135 Mountain Lakes Composite Squadron Guntersville Lt Col Ben Booth
SER-AL-136 TAG Composite Flight Bryant Capt Jonathan Aultman
SER-AL-200 Headquarters Group 2 South Alabama Lt Col Harold Coghlan
SER-AL-005 Mobile Composite Squadron Mobile 1Lt Rebecca Parsons
SER-AL-029 Dothan Composite Squadron Dothan Lt Col David McGonegal
SER-AL-032 Maxwell Composite Squadron Maxwell Air Force Base Capt Joshua Amerspek
SER-AL-113 Auburn Composite Squadron Auburn Capt Brian Kervin
SER-AL-300 Headquarters Group 3 Central Alabama Lt Col Rick Kilgore
SER-AL-024 Tuscaloosa Composite Squadron Tuscaloosa Maj Rodney Stephens
SER-AL-087 Bessemer Composite Squadron Bessemer 1Lt Valerie Sawyer
SER-AL-090 117th ANG Composite Squadron Birmingham Maj Thad Mullins
SER-AL-118 Pell City Senior Squadron Pell City Capt Timothy Gamblin
SER-AL-126 Springville Cadet Squadron Springville Maj Kenneth McEntyre
SER-AL-132 Central Alabama Senior Squadron Pelham Capt Barry L Colley

Civil Air Patrol members who are employed within the borders of Alabama are entitled to military leave of absence from their employment "without loss of pay, time, efficiency rating, annual vacation, or sick leave" under the Code of Alabama § 31-2-13 when training or other service related to the Civil Air Patrol.[8]

See also

References
  1. "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol., login required
  2. "Civil Air Patrol". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. "Emergency Services". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. McCarley, Ginny Cooper (24 November 2014). "CAP practices aircraft search and rescue". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. "Cadet Programs". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 2015-12-03. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. "Aerospace Education". Civil Air Patrol Official Website. Archived from the original on 2015-11-14. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. "Alabama Wing Units". Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. "Alabama Code Title 31. Military Affairs and Civil Defense § 31-2-13". FindLaw. 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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