Request for Assistance

Requests for Assistance

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) conducts a variety of operational missions primarily in the areas of Emergency Services (Search And Rescue (SAR), Disaster Relief (DR)), Counterdrug (CD), and Homeland Security (HLS).  Most of this is done in CAP's role as the United States Air Force Auxiliary as Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) under Title 10, but CAP also provides assistance to State and Local authorities in many cases before there is a defined Federal interest under Title 36 as well.  In order to conduct these missions, there are many programs and personnel that provide Operations Support.

For Search And Rescue  (SAR)  /  Life-Saving Missions (Including emergency  blood,  organ &  tissue  transport):

AIR FORCE  RESCUE  COORDINATION CENTER (AFRCC ) •  MANNED  24 / 7 / 365

• TOLL FREE  NUMBER:   (800) 851-3051
• COMMERCIAL NUMBER:  (850) 283-5955
• MILITARY DSN NUMBER:  523-5955        

For All Other Mission Requests (Includes  immediate  response  missions  to prevent  human suffering or  to  mitigate  great property  damage  as  well as “routine”  missions):

CAP NATIONAL OPERATIONS  CENTER (CAP-NOC ) •  MANNED  24 / 7 / 365

• TOLL FREE  NUMBER:   (888) 211-1812, Ext 300  
• COMMERCIAL NUMBER:  (334) 953-5000, Ext 300  
• MILITARY DSN NUMBER:  493-3922, Ext  300
• E-MAIL:        OPSCENTER@CAPNHQ.GOV      

 If CAP-NOC Not Reachable (For  CONUS  and  PR immediate  response  missions only): AFNORTH CAP LIAISON  OFFICER (CAPLNO ) •  MANNED NORMAL DUTY HOURS ONLY  

• TOLL FREE  NUMBER:   (800) 896-8806 (Tyndall AFB  Operator)
• COMMERCIAL NUMBER:  (850) 283-5880
• MILITARY DSN NUMBER:  523-5880

CAOC SENIOR  OPERATIONS  DUTY OFFICER (SODO ) •  MANNED  24 / 7 / 365

• TOLL FREE  NUMBER:   (800) 896-8806

(Tyndall AFB  Operator)

• COMMERCIAL NUMBER:  (850) 283-5573  
• MILITARY DSN NUMBER:  523-5573 

For information regarding Abilene Composite Squadron including:

• Presentation of the Colors
• Airshow and other events
• Cadet activities
• Emergency Services activities
• Aerospace Education Outreach

• Contact the Unit Public Affairs team through email PublicAffairs@AbileneCAP.org.