National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol

National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol
Incumbent
Maj. Gen. Joseph R Vasquez
since August 2014
Formation December 1, 1941
First holder Maj. Gen. John F. Curry
Website Official Website

Since 1975, the National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol is the senior official within the Civil Air Patrol. From 1941 until August 1975, the National Commander of CAP was an appointed active duty USAAF or USAF officer, typically a General Officer. In September 1975, this became a civilian position held by an active CAP member. The National Commander is the only member of the Civil Air Patrol who holds the CAP rank of Major General. The original name of this position was Chairman of the CAP Board. Colonel George A. Stone, Ohio Wing Commander, became the first Chairman, but later died in an aircraft accident. Since 2012, the National Commander also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the CAP Corporation[1]

USAAF/CAP-USAF Commanders

Chairman of the National Board[4]

CAP National Commanders[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Change made upon adoption of the Constitution and Bylaws of the CAP Corporation made official on 1 Oct. 2012
  2. ↑ Ohio Wing web page created by National Historian Bio of Gen Johnson
  3. ↑ "GENERAL FREDERIC H. SMITH JR. > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". www.af.mil. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  4. ↑ Upon adoption of the CAP Constitution and Bylaws on 26 May 1948, the CAP Board was redesignated as the National Executive Board (NEB), but the designation was later changed to the National Executive Committee (NEC) on 26 April 1960
  5. ↑ USAF approved the grade of Brigadier General, CAP, via order PANHQ 9, 15 March 1968
  6. ↑ On 1 September 1975, the original CAP title of Chairman of the National Board was redesignated as National Commander, and the US Air Force-appointed National Commander became the Executive Director. On 8 March 1995 during a reorganization of CAP National Headquarters, the title of Executive Director was changed to Senior Air Force Advisor.
  7. ↑ On 6 August 2007, the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors suspended the CAP national commander, Maj Gen Antonio J. Pineda, for a period of up to 180 days. Brig Gen Amy S. Courter, CAP national vice commander, assumed the duties of the National Commander during this period. "U.S. Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors suspends CAP national commander". CAP News Online. 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  8. ↑ On 2 October 2007, the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors voted 9-1 to remove Antonio Pineda from his position as National Commander. He was removed from the CAP and stripped of his two-star general's rank after NEWS OF THE FORCE (http://newsoftheforce.org), a military news e-zine based in Tampa, Fla., first broke the story that Pineda had cheated on his Air Force Air Command and Staff College tests.
  9. ↑ Maj Gen Amy Courter was unanimously elected to the position of National Commander on 07 Aug 2008 during a live webcast. She is the first woman to be elected to the position by the National Board.

References

http://www.capmembers.com/media/static/Castlepdf.pdf

https://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/2016_Conference_Program_FINAL_Reduc_86DEEADA31A81.pdf

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