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Squadron 35, Civil Air Patrol |
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SQ35 is part of a national volunteer organization called the Civil Air Patrol. CAP has three missions, Aerospace education, Emergency Services and Cadet operations. CAP was first formed in 1941 and is now an Auxiliary unit of the Unites States Air Force. Squadron 35 is located at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, CA. We are a senior squadron, meeting every Wednesday at 7:30pm. This organization is very active in search and rescue, disaster relief missions as well as assisting in Cadet programs. GIBSON BASE Named in honor of Major Vern Gibson, a long time pilot and manufacturer at Whiteman Airport, this CAP facility functions as headquarters for three distinct units: San Fernando Senior Squadron 35, which maintains and operates the base, Cadet Squadron 137 and Los Angeles Group 1. The compound was formally dedicated in December of 1999 to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the formation of the Civil Air Patrol. In addition to functioning as a headquarters for several CAP units, it is maintained as an operational Search Base and Disaster Relief Headquarters for Los Angeles Group 1. The base was activated on the 11th of September 2001 following the attacks on the WTC in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.. During the next ten days, it functioned as a coordination site for transport flights between Southern California and Oakland when CAP was assigned the task of delivering vital blood supplies for the American Red Cross. The squadron has an active membership of between 50 - 60 members, all of whom believe in and help maintain that spirit of service that earned CAP the nickname “The Flying Minutemen. |
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WHITEMAN AIRPORT 12653 OSBORNE STREET PACOIMA CA 91331
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Phone: 818-899-0622 Fax: 818-xxx-xxxx E-mail: sam_sc@yahoo.com |
