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Members of the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron Honor Guard, based in Vienna, Ohio, present the colors during the opening ceremony of the annual Summer Festival of the Arts held on the Youngstown State University campus here, July 9, 2016. According to the squadron’s website, CAP is the United States Air Force Auxiliary and is tasked with the cadet program, emergency services and aerospace education. Rising from its roots in World War II, CAP is a benevolent, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives, flying counterdrug missions, providing disaster relief, advancing young people and supporting America's educators. For more information about the YARS CAP Squadron, please visit http://oh051.ohwg.cap.gov/ (Courtesy photo/Deana Barko)

Civil Air Patrol

Contact Information

Youngstown Civil Air Patrol website:
https://oh051.cap.gov
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Commander
Capt. Sean R. Beatty, CAP

Civil Air Patrol website:
www.cap.gov
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Join Civil Air Patrol

Do you want to prepare for a military career or better yourself as a person while helping out your community and having fun? Civil Air Patrol might be for you! By becoming a member, you are in no way obligated to join and branch of the military. You become a volunteer citizen who cares about their community and helping others while serving in a structured leadership development program that gives you access to amazing opportunities. As a CAP Cadet, you'll do things your peers can only dream about.

If you are interested in joining the Civil Air Patrol, you can visit their membership information page here: https://oh051.cap.gov/join-cap

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