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GA SR934
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/28/2018
Primary Sponsor
Bruce Thompson
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate recognizes the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for its service to the citizens of Georgia, founded on December 1, 1941, and designated as the official auxiliary to the United States Air Force
- CAP nationally comprises 58,000 volunteers and 560 aircraft, performing over 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
- The Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol includes nearly 1,900 volunteer members in 43 squadrons and six groups, conducting missions in homeland security, disaster relief, search and rescue, counter drug operations, aerospace education, and cadet programs
- Georgia Wing members provided relief efforts for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; supported the Governor's Task Force for Drug Suppression; and honored more than 15,000 of Georgia's fallen soldiers through Wreaths Across America
- The estimated value of Georgia Wing members' volunteer hours in 2017 was almost $5.7 million; the Secretary of the Senate is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to the Georgia Wing
Legislative Description
Civil Air Patrol; recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/28/2018
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