THE OTTAWA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HOSTED THE KANSAS CIVIL AIR PATROL IN A TWO DAY TRAINING EVENT THIS WEEKEND. THERE WERE GROUND CLASSES, POWERED FLIGHT TIME AND NON POWERED FLIGHT TIME WITH A GLIDER. KOFO’S WILLIAM MAYO, SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, DOUG DUTTON, WHO SAYS THE CIVIL AIR PATROL HELPS KANSAS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.
THE KANSAS WING OF CIVIL AIR PATROL IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CIVIL AIR PATROL IN THE STATE OF KANSAS. KANSAS WING HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN SALINA, KANSAS. THE KANSAS WING CONSISTS OF NEARLY 400 CADET AND ADULT MEMBERS AT 9 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF KANSAS. THEY PERFORM SEARCH AND RESCUE , DISASTER RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN SERVICE, AND AIR FORCE SUPPORT MISSIONS, AS WELL AS HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTER-DRUG OPERATIONS.
