CAP extends support for CAFB

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - Seventy-six years ago, the Civil Air Patrol found was founded by administrative order from the Office of Civilian Defense. It initially played a crucial role in helping protect the homeland during WWII. These days, CAP is the Air Force’s official auxiliary force. Since, Dec. 1, 1941, CAP has evolved from protecting the U.S. from German U-boats to providing for search and rescue missions, emergency services, and guiding the next generation of young aviators. “We’re necessary and we’re becoming more necessary,” said CAP Capt. Jason Linscott, commander of Mississippi Wing’s Golden Triangle Composite Squadron. Linscott is a former Navy E-6 Mercury pilot. Currently, he’s a T-6A Texan II simulator instructor for the 14th Flying Training Wing’s student squadron at CAFB. The CAP squadron does more than providing SAR and emergency services, he says, they play a big role in supporting CAFB’s flying missions. (Source: 14th Flying Training Wing 12/01/17)