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(Hometown )youth expands horizons through International Air Cadet Exchange
(DATELINE, e.g. MADISON, Wis.) –As a member of Civil Air Patrol, Cadet(Rank, first and last name) , from (hometown) willhelp foster international goodwill in(name of host country) July 17-Aug. 4through the International Air Cadet Exchange.
The 2010 InternationalAir Cadet Exchange gives 79 CAP cadets and escortsan opportunity toserve as ambassadors by visiting participating countriesand promoting international friendship and understanding through a common focus on aviation. Cadetsare selected to visit one of the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey or the United Kingdom.CAP members also host 78 international teens visiting the U.S., participating in aviation-related activities alongside them.
“The exchange is an opportunity of a lifetime for everyone involved,” said Lt. Col. Beverly L. Scoggins, director of the activity. “They will see the host countries not like a tourist but as a member of the local community. Many will stay with host families.”
Here in the U.S., in addition to three days in Washington, D.C., the international teens will spend 10 days in a host wing -- California, Colorado/Wyoming, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Tennesseeor Texas.
IACE is conducted by the International Air Cadet Exchange Association, a league of 19 air cadet organizations. CAP has sponsored cadet participation in the program since 1948.
The activity is one of 30 National Cadet Special Activities being sponsored by CAP across the nation this summer. These activities allow cadets to hone their skills in a variety of areas, including search and rescue, flight and emergency services, science, leadership fundamentals, citizenship and military courtesies, and to explore aerospace technology and aviation careers. In 2009, 1,100 youth participated in CAP-sponsored summer activities.
Through its cadet program, CAP builds strong citizens for the future by providing leadership training, technical education, scholarships and career education to young men and women ages 12 to 20.
(Cadet’s last name) has been a CAP cadet since(date cadet joined).(Note other accomplishments, in CAP and elsewhere)
Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 60,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 95 lives so far in fiscal year 2010. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 24,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for more than 68 years. For more information on CAP, visit .
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Contact Info:
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Julie DeBardelaben
Deputy Director Public Affairs
Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters
W: (877) 227-9142 Ext. 250
C: (334) 549-2224