By Jeffrey McMurray | Associated Press The nation’s premier volunteer rescue agency ended a four-year feud with the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday by signing a formal operating agreement — the first in the auxiliary’s…
By Bryant Jordan | Air Force Times The Air Force would like to restructure the Civil Air Patrol’s governing board to include a mixed bag of elected and appointed officials, including four named by the…
By Donna Leinwand | USA TODAY The Civil Air Patrol’s executive director has announced his resignation amid a swirl of controversy, less than one month after the FBI raided the group’s Montgomery, AL, headquarters. Paul…
By Donna Leinwand | USA Today Federal investigators, looking for evidence of misuse of federal funds, searched Civil Air Patrol headquarters and installations on Wednesday, carting off records, data and computer files. A least a…
By Donna Leinwand | USA TODAY The Civil Air Patrol’s top leader showed no sign of contrition in a letter sent last week to former commanders who had asked him to apologize for behaving disrespectfully…
By Donna Leinwand | USA TODAY A group of former Civil Air Patrol national commanders has issued an ultimatum to the organization’s highest-ranking leader: Apologize to the Air Force by Friday or we’ll do it…
By Donna Leinwand | USA Today The Civil Air Patrol could squeak out of Congress with a small makeover instead of a complete overhaul if a bipartisan amendment proposed by two senators passes. The amendment,…
By Bryant Jordan | Air Force Times Talk has failed to reconcile differences between the Air Force and its civilian auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. The two sides are preparing for a showdown in Congress….
By Bryant Jordan | Air Force Times A 15-member team of Air Force finance and safety officials was to arrive at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, on April 19 to discuss the Civil Air Patrol’s…
By Birmingham News MONTGOMERY (AP) – A proposal to restructure the Civil Air Patrol would replace the organization’s civilian leadership and staff with active duty Air Force officers and airmen. If the Air Force and…
By Malcomb Daniels | USA Today The future of the Civil Air Patrol — the Air Force’s civilian volunteer auxiliary — is up for debate this week, and battle lines are rapidly taking shape. Air…
By Malcomb Daniels | USA Today The Air Force is considering a massive reorganization of its volunteer civilian auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol, that would oust its civilian leadership and staff and replace them with…