CAP SQUADRON INDUCTS SENATOR AS COMMANDER.Byline: Jennifer Kerr Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Writer Representing you in the mountains, in the desert and now in the air - your California Legislature. A state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate Thursday became a lieutenant colonel and the first full-fledged member of the Civil Air Patrol's Legislative Squadron. Sen. Don Rogers
Don Rogers is a politician in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He served for fifteen years as a municipal councillor in the Sydenham district, and has campaigned for the Canadian , R-Palmdale, wearing a blue CAP uniform complete with silver wings above his jacket pocket, was formally named the squadron's commander - and only trained member - in a ceremony on the Capitol steps. ``What we have done for the first time is have a true legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to as the legislative commander,'' said Col. Angelo Porco, commander of the CAP's California Wing. Rogers, a private pilot since 1952, said he would find other squadron members from among the many legislators, lobbyists and state officials who are private pilots. ``I look forward to recruiting a lot of them and building up the squadron to provide service to the state,'' Rogers said. Porco said the Legislative Squadron has existed since 1989 with about 10 honorary members, most of them pilots such as Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, a retired Air Force colonel and test pilot who holds several records. But Rogers is the first lawmaker who agreed to pay CAP dues and undergo training to become an official member and the squadron commander. Rogers said he was a CAP member in 1956 in Chico. The Civil Air Patrol  The U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created on 1 December, 1941 by Administrative Order 9, with Maj. Gen. John F. , an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, consists of volunteer pilots - 4,000 in California and 50,000 nationwide. They provide search and rescue and emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , conduct a cadet program to encourage young people to become pilots, and provide aerospace education for teachers. Porco said the squadron could also provide search-and-rescue help for the CAP's $60,000 annual state appropriation. ``It's going to be his job to build up the CAP so the Legislature knows what it is,'' Porco said, referring to Rogers. |
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