The Civil Air Patrol has launched the organization’s 75th anniversary celebration.
While CAP will officially turn 75 on Dec. 1, having been founded six days before Pearl Harbor, a yearlong observation of the milestone is underway, including the unveiling of a special 75th anniversary website and a special video marking the milestone.
Anniversary activities and displays are planned throughout the year – in April at the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Florida; in June at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s World War II Weekend in Reading, Pennsylvania; in July at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin; and in September at the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
The observances will culminate with a 75th anniversary gala back in the nation’s capital at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Dec. 1.