CAP S Top Volunteers to Sharpen Leadership Skills at 2006 National Staff College

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CAP’s top volunteers to sharpen leadership skills at 2006 NationalStaffCollege

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Fifty-two of Civil Air Patrol’s finest volunteers will attend CAP’s 2006 National Staff College from July 8-14 at CAP National Headquarters, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

The elite cadre of adult volunteers selected for the NationalStaffCollege– the organization’s top course in leadership development – will benefit from a dynamic blend of fast-paced academics and skill-building exercises in leadership, communications and strategic policymaking.

Students will receive more than 40 hours of intensive coursework in such subjects as executive leadership, group dynamics, governance and finance, ethical business conduct, interagency cooperation and strategic resource management.

CAP members are selected for NSC by their region and wing commanders. To be eligible, they must have earned the rank of major or above.

This year’s presenters include several Air Force and industry leaders: U.S. Air Force Air University Commander Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda, CAP Senior Air Force Adviser Col. Russell D. Hodgkins Jr., Air War College Deputy Commandant Dr. Suzanne Logan, Air War College Dean of Students Col. Wade Johnson and CAP Executive Director Don Rowland.

"We’re excited to be able to return to the academic circle of Maxwell Air Force Base and take advantage of the senior military instructors at the AirUniversity and AirWarCollege," said Lt. Col. Peggy Myrick, a member of CAP’s California Wing and director of the NationalStaffCollege. "We couldn’t ask for a better group of men and women to mentor our volunteer leadership."

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 57,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the AirForceRescueCoordinationCenter and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 90 lives in fiscal year 2008. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 22,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 67 years. For more information, visit .

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