Cadets and senior members from Civil Air Patrol (CAP) squadrons recently met for a large-scale training event at the San Marcos Regional Airport.
More than 60 cadets and seniors from squadrons across south-central Texas flew 19 air sorties and three ground sorties, and practiced search and rescue techniques (SAREX) such as searching for simulated downed aircraft and evaluating simulated flood and hurricane damage on Feb. 19.
Group V of the Texas Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is made up of nine squadrons from San Marcos, Austin, San Antonio, Randolph Air Force Base, Georgetown, Temple and Kerrville and all squadrons participated in the SAREX. Five CAP airplanes participated in the air sorties.
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