Civil Air Patrol

civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force
Organization auxiliary Q781210
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Civil Air Patrol

Summary

Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary[1]. It draws 596 Wikipedia views per month (auxiliary category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Civil Air Patrol received the Congressional Gold Medal[3].
  • Civil Air Patrol received the Organizational Excellence Award[4].
  • Civil Air Patrol is in the country of United States[5].
  • Civil Air Patrol's image is recorded as Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182T Tail - Aviation Nation 2019.jpg[6].
  • Civil Air Patrol's instance of is recorded as auxiliary[7].
  • Civil Air Patrol's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Civil Air Patrol's flag image is recorded as Flag of the United States Civil Air Patrol.svg[9].
  • Civil Air Patrol's logo image is recorded as CAP Command Patch.png[10].
  • Civil Air Patrol's logo image is recorded as Civil Air Patrol 2022 logo.svg[11].
  • Civil Air Patrol's seal image is recorded as Seal of the United States Civil Air Patrol.svg[12].
  • Civil Air Patrol's headquarters location is recorded as Maxwell Air Force Base[13].
  • Civil Air Patrol's ISNI is recorded as 0000000100155748[14].
  • Civil Air Patrol's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148898037[15].
  • Civil Air Patrol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50082300[16].
  • Civil Air Patrol's part of is recorded as United States Air Force[17].
  • Civil Air Patrol's Commons category is recorded as Civil Air Patrol[18].
  • +1941-12-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Civil Air Patrol[19].
  • Civil Air Patrol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0qjdg[20].
  • Civil Air Patrol's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Air Force[21].
  • Civil Air Patrol's significant event is recorded as creation[22].
  • Civil Air Patrol's significant event is recorded as congressional charter[23].
  • Civil Air Patrol's significant event is recorded as transfer[24].
  • Civil Air Patrol's official website is recorded as https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/[25].
  • Civil Air Patrol's official website is recorded as https://www.capnhq.gov/[26].
  • Civil Air Patrol's official website is recorded as https://www.cap.news/[27].

Body

Founding

+1941-12-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Civil Air Patrol[19].

Identity

Civil Air Patrol's part of is recorded as United States Air Force[17]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CAP'}[28].

Operations

Civil Air Patrol's headquarters location is recorded as Maxwell Air Force Base[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Air Force[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Congressional Gold Medal[3], a medallion[29], in United States[30], founded in 1776[31] and Organizational Excellence Award[4], an United States Air Force award or decoration[32], founded in 1969[33].

Why It Matters

Civil Air Patrol draws 596 Wikipedia views per month (auxiliary category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Civil Air Patrol receive?

Honors received include Congressional Gold Medal[3] and Organizational Excellence Award[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . af.mil. af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . cap.news. cap.news. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Administrative Order 9. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Administrative Order 9. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . An Act to incorporate the Civil Air Patrol. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . An Act to establish Civil Air Patrol as a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force and to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend aid to Civil Air Patrol in the fulfillment of its objectives, and for other purposes. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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