Young says, "Even when we're not in our Civil Air Patrol uniform, we're very service-oriented. We want to help people. You know, we live in the community. We want to help make it a better place.” ...

In Mexico, Missouri, five kids from Joplin's Civil Air Patrol squadron are using it to learn lessons preparing them for life.

Civil Air Patrol program makes good showing in its first year "We are thrilled to see our students excel in the Civil Air Patrol program," Superintendent Jeff Hartmann, who also holds the rank of ...