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H.R. 1178, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes (4 comments ↓ | 9 wiki edits)
H.R. 1178 would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions.
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WildPeach
(logged in user) May 12, 2009, 10:04am (report abuse)This would appear to be a duplication of services already available through existing agencies, most notably the National Guard and the US Coast Guard. Why exactly would this be needed?
Bob Kirby
May 13, 2009, 6:37pm (report abuse)It is not a duplication, None of the services do 90% of the Aircraft serches in the United States. Civil Air Patrol flys at $150.00/hr and is being pushed out of the way by the US Military using $5,000 per hour helicopters and UAVs that are not providing better service. Do we have money to burn NO
Allan Smithy
May 13, 2009, 6:50pm (report abuse)The Civil Air Patrol has abudget of 15 million for search and Rescue. The Air Force spends 13 million for 1 Helicopter. Civil Air Patrol has 350 Aircraft spread in 50 states for disaster response.
Bill Lynch
June 25, 2009, 4:51pm (report abuse)The Civil Air Patrol is by far the best "bang for the buck" when it comes to search & rescue, aerial reconnaisance, disaster assistant, and more. When you take into account CAPs output vs. cost, you will not find any other federal charter as efficient and cost productive.
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