Civil Air Patrol to conduct emergency services training on Saturday

Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) Virginia Wing will hold a search and rescue exercise across Virginia on Saturday. For the northern Virginia region, the in...

March 24, 2023
3:26 AM

Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) Virginia Wing will hold a search and rescue exercise across Virginia on Saturday. For the northern Virginia region, the incident command post will be hosted at the Winchester Regional Airport. CAP members from Leesburg, Herndon, Manassas, Culpeper, Burke, Winchester, and other areas will gather in Winchester for training. CAP will launch aircraft missions from Winchester, Leesburg, and Manassas. CAP will also conduct ground-based training at Bull Run Regional Park. Training will focus on air-to-ground communications, search patterns (ground and air), aerial photography, command and control, and more, for both adults and cadets (ages 12 and older).