Central California Group 6 Headquarters
California Wing - Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force Auxiliary
P.O. Box 82093
Bakersfield, CA 93380-2093

Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit, humanitarian corporation established in 1941 and chartered by Congress in 1946. It is also the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Public Law 476 established Civil Air Patrol's objects and purposes as follows: "Provide an organization to encourage and aid American citizens in the contribution of their efforts, services, and resources in the development of aviation and in the maintenance of air supremacy, and to encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare. Provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members; to encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities and to provide an organization of private citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies." CAP accomplishes its aerospace education mission in a variety of ways, including both an internal and external program as well as sponsorship of the National Congress on Aviation and Space Education (NCASE).

CAP can be a major contributor to our country’s critical Homeland Security efforts. Our members have excellent air/ground observation and communications assets at their disposal. CAP can provide aerial reconnaissance, photography, radiological monitoring, disaster and damage assessment, and much, much more. Congress gave CAP its original coastal patrol charter during WWII, and we are ready to step forward to assist our nation again.