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The Hometown News Releases for Civil Air Patrol's 2010 Annual Conference and National Board are now online. One of the releases is for members who attend the conference while the other is for members who receive national awards. A complete list of award winners will be posted on VolunteerNow (capvolunteernow.com)...

Coverage of Civil Air Patrols role in the Gulf Coast old spill response will air today at 6 p.m. CDT (7 EDT) on WALB-TV, Channel 10, Albany, Ga. Logon to www.walb.com to view the broadcast live. CAPs contributions to the oil spill response are impressive. As of July 13, 217...

The Hometown News Releases for Civil Air Patrol's National Cadet Special Activities are now online, along with a participants list, or roster,for most of the activities. Please look over the list, update the releases and distribute to your local media. The releases and therosterscan be foundat http://www.capmembers.com/cap_national_hq/public_affairs/hometown_news_release_program/index.cfm. Just scroll to...

Civil Air PatrolNational Headquarters has organized photographer and videographer pools for use during the organization's summer activities and throughout the year. The goal is to develop a pool of talented volunteers who can be called upon when needed to support a news event or special CAP activity in a particular...

Civil Air Patrol National PA Team Leader Maj. Al Pabon is issuing a call for nominations for the 2010 Maj. Howell Balsem CAP Public Affairs Exceptional Achievement Awards. This awards competition, named in honor of the Air Force major believed to be CAP's first national-level public affairs officer, provides all...

Dear PAOs, General Courter has approved the National PA Team Leaders Public Affairs Plan. It is available for download at this link: http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/npatl_plan_2010526_E602EE29ADB37.pdf This document is the result of many months of work and input from many members, including the Regional Public Affairs Directors, the National HQ/PA and Public Awareness...

Dear PAOs, You are cordially invited to the 2010 North Central Region Public Affairs Academy this July at Camp Ashland, Nebraska. This year's academy is from Friday23 July to Sunday 25 July and offers something for the new and experienced CAP PAO and PIO. We will be offering the following...

Dear CAP PAOs and friends, AFAIDL Course 02010, the CAP Public Affairs Officer Course, is being retired. No new enrollments will be accepted as of 30 June 2010. This course is obsolete and does not meet the training needs of our Public Affairs Officers. An examination based on the contents...

Dear CAP Public Affairs Officers, Several years ago a team of PAOs rewrote the very long CAP Regulation 190-1 and removed non-regulatory content. This left us with an outstanding regulation, six pages long, that concentrates solely on fundamental CAP Public Affairs policy content. The issue of what to do with...

Public Information Officer Training for crisis situations is available June 21-25 at the National Emergency Services Academy (NESA) at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The registration fee is $175. Members can register online at https://ntc.cap.af.mil/ops/nesa/. The course schedule is available at http://www.nesa.cap.gov/Documents/icssiw2.pdf.The aim of this program, which will feature FEMA curricula, is...

National Headquarters' multimedia specialist Brad Holley is endeavoring to capture more of the organization's Missions for America andhe needs your help!Brad is looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals who enjoy filming local stories, interviews, events, etc. For the enthusiast, this is not a formal position opening with National Headquarters, just...

Whats Right?!? 2d Lt, 2LT, 2ndLt, 2nd Lt or 2nd Lt. Use the right abbreviation in the right place at the right time Maj. Al Pabon National Public Affairs Team Leader In my talks with PAOs and CAP leaders across the country, I have found there is some confusion about...

The Hometown News Releases for the upcoming Civic Leadership Academy, which begins Saturday in Washington, D.C., as well as Legislative Day and Winter National Board, scheduled for Feb. 25-27 in Washington, are now online. A participants list for the weeklong CAP academy isalso provided. Please look over the list, update...

The Pacific Region will host Public Affairs Officer Academy Phase II (PAOA II) on May 8-9, 2010, at Jim Bridger Middle School in Las Vegas, Nev. The purpose of PAOA II is to provide PCR's public affairs officers and mission information officers proficient and quality training to insure they perform...

Dear PAOs, I apologize for the length of this message, but I wanted to take a moment to say hello, wish you a great holiday season and share some thoughts with you. First, I want to thank each of you for all of your great work this year on behalf...

To all PAOs: The 2009 Wreaths Across America news release and media alerts are available for Civil Air Patrol PAOs to use in promoting their own events. To access them, go to the Wreaths Across America Media Kit, which also includes the latest news on scheduled 2009 events as well...

To all PAOs: First Air Force has added a phrase to the second sentence of the Civi Air Patrol press release tagline. The new CAP tagline also provides an updated figure for lives saved last year: Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit...

CAP National Headquarters now has a certificate of appreciation available for Outstanding PAO of the Year. The certificate is available for both wing and squadron PAOs upon request to the Public Affairsoffice. Send requests to scox@capnhq.gov or call 877-227-9142, ext. 251.

The 2009 National Staff College opens tomorrow at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Eighty-nine students from across America are participating in the seven-day course, which provides executive-level training for CAP's leaders. A hometown news release (HTNR) has been prepared and posted online along with a list of all students participating....

All six of the Public Affairs PowerPoint presentations made at the 2009 National Board and Annual Conference are now online, available to all PAOs. Just go to www.gocivilairpatrol.com. Click onthe Events button at the top of thepage and scroll down to the 2009 CAPAnnual Learning Labs icon on the bottom...

To all PAOs: The latest issue of the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer magazine is now online. You can download it by going to NHQ/PAs exciting new Web site, VolunteerNow, and clicking on the CAP Volunteer button at the top of the homepage. Your copy of the magazine should arrive in...

Just a reminder that now is acritical time to plan for yearend Wreaths Across America ceremonies, which are now very much a holiday tradition for many Civil Air Patrol squadrons. Don't be left out! Last year, 240 CAP units sold 15,300 wreaths and participated in nearly 400 Wreaths Across America...

To all CAP PAOs: Welcome to another PAO Update, your last via magnet mail. Well keep this one short and sweet, with great news of interest to all Civil Air Patrol members, especially PAOs: VolunteerNow Civil Air Patrols brand new online initiative, VolunteerNow, is now live, accessible to all through...

For your information: the CAP Fact Sheet has been updated. Click here to download.

CAP NHQ has created a variety of downloadable posters for your use, including a brand new poster featuring Eric Boe. Please use these to increase awareness of CAP in your spheres of influence. Please note that because these are high-res files suitable for printing, these may take a while to...