Civil Air Patrol is run almost entirely by volunteers. Many get involved through their children, like Krauter, a father of nine whose youngest son, 14, is a cadet.

The Newton County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol proudly took part in the city of Oxford’s Independence Day ...

We are trying to gauge interest in this area,” Wilma Genere said. “We are showcasing opportunities for home school programs.

The Civil Air Patrol was also active following the explosion of Mount Saint Helens in 1980, the San Francisco earthquake of 1991, and many other disasters that have affected our country in the ...

Civil Air Patrol flight crews have piloted a Cessna 172 single-engine plane to search for downed aviators, said Maj. Jeff Goeggel, public affairs officer for Fullerton Composite Squadron 56.

Volunteers with the Civil Air Patrol conducted search-and-rescue exercises in San Jose this weekend, to prepare for a scenario where they would need to locate a downed aircraft based on the signal ...

A Civil Air Patrol plane crashed during a training exercise in northern Colorado on Saturday, killing two people and injuring another person, authorities said. The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed in ...