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	CAP & Texas Wing Quick Facts
52 Wings Nationwide Over 1,700 Squadrons Over 60,000 members nationwide Approximately 27,000 cadets and around 35,000 senior members Over 500 Corporate owned (CAP) Aircraft CAP Operates the largest fleet of light general aviation aircraft in the world Created 1 Dec 1941; one week before Pearl Harbor Congress designated CAP the official USAF auxiliary in 1948 Texas Wing conducts both a Summer and a Winter Encampment Texas Wing also conducts its own powered and glider flight academies To join as a cadet you must be 12; to join as senior you must be 18 All senior members go through an extensive FBI background check before full membership privileges are given

	Becoming A Member
Interested in joining CAP? Member Info Packet (PDF) Online Information Request
	Unit Locator Pages
Nationwide Unit Locator Texas Wing Units List
	Texas Wing Groups (By Area)
Grp I - West Texas Grp II - Ft Worth Grp III - Dallas & North Texas Grp IV - Houston Area Grp V - South Texas Area

Background
There are nearly 2,000 squadrons and over 60,000 members of Civil Air Patrol nationwide. Civil Air Patrol is the Official Auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

Eligibility
To join Civil Air Patrol as an adult member, or "senior" member, you must be 18. To join as a cadet you must be between 12 and 17. Cadets may remain cadets until they turn 21 at which time they must transfer membership to senior member.

Locations
CAP is divided into regions (groups of states), then wings (each state is a wing), then groups (i.e. Houston area, or Dallas area), then to squadrons.

Texas Wing has 5 groups. See the right column for links to the groups of Texas Wing. Below are some statistics of Civil Air Patrol as well as some other information you may find useful.

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