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Aye</a><br /></div>since 17 August 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>National Commander</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">Chief executive officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CAP/CC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data">CAP Command Council<br />CAP Senior Advisory Group</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">CAP Board of Governors</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Three years,<br />can be extended</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data">CAP Constitution and Bylaws<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">December 1, 1941<span class="noprint">; 82 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1941-12-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General (United States)">Maj Gen</a> <a href="/wiki/John_F._Curry" title="John F. Curry">John F. Curry</a>, <a href="/wiki/USAAF" class="mw-redirect" title="USAAF">USAAF</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">National Vice Commander of the Civil Air Patrol</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gocivilairpatrol.com/about/governance/cap-leadership">www.gocivilairpatrol.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_National_Vice_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The flag of a CAP <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a>. It served as the flag of the national commander until 1 December 2002, when it became the flag of the national vice commander.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol</b> (<a href="/wiki/Acronym" title="Acronym">acronym</a>: <b>CAP/CC</b>) is the highest senior official and <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> (CAP) — a <a href="/wiki/Non-profit_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit corporation">non-profit corporation</a> that is <a href="/wiki/Congressional_charter" title="Congressional charter">congressionally chartered</a> to operate as the <a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">civilian auxiliary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>. The National Commander also serves as the <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a> of CAP. </p><p>The National Commander works in close collaboration with <b>Civil Air Patrol–U.S. Air Force (CAP-USAF)</b>, a U.S. Air Force command whose commander is responsible for overseeing CAP programs, liaison between the CAP and U.S. Air Force and other <a href="/wiki/United_States_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Government">United States Government</a> agencies, and ensuring U.S. Air Force and other U.S. Government support to CAP.<sup id="cite_ref-CAPUSAAboutUs_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAPUSAAboutUs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From its creation on 1 December 1941 until 31 August 1975, the National Commander of CAP was an appointed <a href="/wiki/Active_duty#United_States" title="Active duty">active duty</a> <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officer</a> — typically a <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general officer</a> — of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> (until September 1947) or the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> (after it became an independent service in September 1947). This National Commander was usually the sitting Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force Commander.<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon adoption of the CAP Constitution and Bylaws on 26 May 1948, the CAP was <a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(business)" title="Incorporation (business)">incorporated</a> and officially became the <a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">civilian auxiliary</a> of the U.S. Air Force and the CAP National Board was redesignated as the National Executive Board (NEB). </p><p>CAP Colonel George Andress Stone was the sitting CAP National Board Chairman, therefore became the Chairman of the NEB. Colonel Stone died in an aircraft accident while returning home from a NEB meeting in August 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Retired U.S. Air Force <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Carl_A._Spaatz" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl A. Spaatz">Carl A. Spaatz</a> assumed the position of Chairman about a week after Colonel Stone's death, and is widely regarded as the first Chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The board became the National Executive Committee (NEC) on 26 April 1960, with the position of Chairman continuing to serve as the head of CAP. The Chairman continued to answer to the National Commander, who was still the CAP-USAF Commander.<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 September 1975, the position of Chairman of the National Board was redesignated as National Commander, held by an active civilian CAP member with the CAP rank of <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-charlescap_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charlescap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with only sitting and former national commanders who served in the position on or after 1 September 1975 holding the CAP rank of brigadier general.<sup id="cite_ref-charlescap_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charlescap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former U.S. Air Force-appointed National Commander position was redesignated as the Executive Director of the CAP. On 8 March 1995, during a reorganization of CAP National Headquarters, the title of Executive Director was changed to Senior Air Force Advisor.<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 December 2002, the National Commander position was elevated to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a>, with the national vice commander becoming a brigadier general.<sup id="cite_ref-charlescap_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charlescap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Current and former national commanders who held the position after 1 December 2002 are the only CAP members who hold the CAP rank of major general.<sup id="cite_ref-charlescap_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charlescap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former National Commanders who held the position prior to 1 December 2002 and sitting National Vice Commanders and those who held the position of National Vice Commander on or after 1 December 2002 are the only CAP members who hold the CAP rank of brigadier general.<sup id="cite_ref-charlescap_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charlescap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2012, the National Commander of the CAP also has served as the <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a> of the CAP Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol is Major General Regena M. Aye.<sup id="cite_ref-Maj_Gen_Phelka_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maj_Gen_Phelka-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civil_Air_Patrol-United_States_Air_Force">Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force (CAP-USAF)</b> is the U.S. Air Force command responsible for ensuring the CAP is organized, trained, and equipped to fulfill Air Force-assigned missions.<sup id="cite_ref-CAPUSAAboutUs_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAPUSAAboutUs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Operating alongside the CAP's civilian leadership, CAP-USAF provides day-to-day support, advice, and liaison to the CAP’s more than 60,000 members and provides oversight for CAP programs, with emphasis on safety and program requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-CAPUSAAboutUs_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAPUSAAboutUs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CAP-USAF personnel are also the primary function interface between other federal agencies and the CAP.<sup id="cite_ref-CAPUSAAboutUs_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAPUSAAboutUs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CAP-USAF was established on 28 August 1948<sup id="cite_ref-CAP-USAF_AFHRA_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP-USAF_AFHRA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under the U.S. Air Force Headquarters. CAP-USAF was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Continental_Air_Command" title="Continental Air Command">Continental Air Command</a> on 1 January 1959. Following Continental Air Command's inactivation in 1968, CAP-USAF was realigned back to U.S. Air Force Headquarters. On 1 July 1976, CAP-USAF was realigned under <a href="/wiki/Air_University_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Air University (United States Air Force)">Air University</a>. It would become aligned under Air University's Jeanne M. Holm Officer Accession and Citizen Development Center on 11 June 2009. On 16 June 2016, it would be realigned to the <a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First Air Force</a> under <a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a>, as part of an effort to better integrate CAP as a Total Force Member.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2020, CAP-USAF was staffed with approximately 200 active-duty, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Force Reserve">United States Air Force Reserve</a>, and civilian personnel at CAP National Headquarters at <a href="/wiki/Maxwell-Gunter_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base">Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base</a> with locations in: <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> (Detachment 1, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst">Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> (Detachment 2, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Andrews" title="Joint Base Andrews">Joint Base Andrews</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> (Detachment 3, <a href="/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base" title="Wright-Patterson Air Force Base">Wright-Patterson Air Force Base</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> (Detachment 4, <a href="/wiki/Dobbins_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Dobbins Air Reserve Base">Dobbins Air Reserve Base</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> (Detachment 5)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> (Detachment 6)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> (Detachment 7, <a href="/wiki/Peterson_Space_Force_Base" title="Peterson Space Force Base">Peterson Space Force Base</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> (Detachment 8, <a href="/wiki/Beale_Air_Force_Base" title="Beale Air Force Base">Beale Air Force Base</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p><p>CAP-USAF currently runs a program known as the Civil Air Patrol Reserve Assistance Program (CAPRAP). This program is for <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command#Reserve_categories" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Category E Reservists</a>, those who participate for reserve "points" towards retirement but without pay, to act as a liaison between the Air Force and local CAP units. Individual Mobilization Augmentees and Traditional Reservists (two other reserve categories) are also eligible to participate in the program as a way to earn additional "points".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_officeholders">List of officeholders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of officeholders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(birth–death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">U.S Army Air Forces / U.S. Air Force CAP National Commanders (1941-1948)<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_F._Curry.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/John_F._Curry.jpg/60px-John_F._Curry.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/John_F._Curry.jpg/90px-John_F._Curry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/John_F._Curry.jpg/120px-John_F._Curry.jpg 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="406" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen, USAAF<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_F._Curry" title="John F. Curry">John F. Curry</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1886–1973)</span><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1 December 1941 </td> <td>10 March 1942 </td> <td>3 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png/60px-USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png/90px-USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png/120px-USAAF_Colonel_Earle_L._Johnson.png 2x" data-file-width="403" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen, USAAF<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Earle L. Johnson</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1895-1947)</span><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 March 1942 </td> <td>16 February 1947 </td> <td>4 years, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_Smith,_Frederic_Harrison,_Jr_(VCSAF).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg/60px-GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg/90px-GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg/120px-GEN_Smith%2C_Frederic_Harrison%2C_Jr_%28VCSAF%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2228" data-file-height="2811" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen, USAAF<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Frederic_H._Smith_Jr." title="Frederic H. Smith Jr.">Frederic H. Smith Jr.</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1908-1980)</span><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>16 February 1947 </td> <td>30 September 1947 </td> <td>1 year, 7 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg/60px-Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg/90px-Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg/120px-Maj_Gen_Lucas_V._Beau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4087" data-file-height="6008" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen, USAF<br /><b>Lucas V. Beau</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1895-1986)</span><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1 October 1947 </td> <td>26 May 1948 </td> <td>7 months </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">Chairman of the CAP National Executive Board (1948–1960)<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_gray.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/60px-Portrait_gray.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/90px-Portrait_gray.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Portrait_gray.png/120px-Portrait_gray.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td>Col<br /><b>George A. Stone</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1902-1948)</span><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>26 May 1948 </td> <td>20 August 1948 </td> <td>2 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_Spaatz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Carl_Spaatz.jpg/60px-Carl_Spaatz.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Carl_Spaatz.jpg/90px-Carl_Spaatz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Carl_Spaatz.jpg/120px-Carl_Spaatz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="627" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td>Gen, USAF (Ret)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Carl_A._Spaatz" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl A. Spaatz">Carl A. Spaatz</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1891-1974)</span><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>26 August 1948 </td> <td>27 April 1959 </td> <td>10 years, 8 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg/60px-Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg/90px-Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg/120px-Colonel_David_Harold_Byrd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="285" /></a></span> </td> <td>Col<br /><b><a href="/wiki/David_Harold_Byrd" title="David Harold Byrd">David H. Byrd</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1900-1986)</span><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>28 April 1959 </td> <td>26 April 1960 </td> <td>11 months </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">Chairman of the CAP National Executive Committee (1960–1975)<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png/60px-Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png/90px-Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png/120px-Colonel_William_C._Whelen_CAP.png 2x" data-file-width="331" data-file-height="411" /></a></span> </td> <td>Col<br /><b>William C. Whelen</b><br /> </td> <td>26 April 1960 </td> <td>8 September 1962 </td> <td>2 years, 4 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png/60px-Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png/90px-Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png/120px-Col_Paul_W._Turner_CAP.png 2x" data-file-width="331" data-file-height="411" /></a></span> </td> <td>Col<br /><b>Paul W. Turner</b><br /> </td> <td>8 September 1962 </td> <td>30 October 1965 </td> <td>3 years, 1 month </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Lyle_W_Castle_CAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="303" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Lyle W. Castle</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1922-2008)</span> </td> <td>30 October 1965 </td> <td>18 October 1968 </td> <td>2 years, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png/60px-Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png/90px-Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png/120px-Brig_Gen_Frank_Ward_Rielly_CAP.png 2x" data-file-width="263" data-file-height="365" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Frank W. Reilly</b><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> </td> <td>18 October 1968 </td> <td>10 October 1970 </td> <td>1 year, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png/60px-Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png/90px-Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png/120px-Brig_Gen_Samuel_H._du_Pont_Jr_CAP.png 2x" data-file-width="652" data-file-height="843" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Samuel H. du Pont Jr.</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1936-2021)</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td>10 October 1970 </td> <td>14 October 1973 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2377" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>William M. Patterson</b> </td> <td>14 October 1973 </td> <td>18 September 1975 </td> <td>1 year, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">CAP National Commander (1975–present)<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_William_M_Patterson_CAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2377" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>William M. Patterson</b> </td> <td>18 September 1975 </td> <td>19 September 1976 </td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Thomas_C._Casaday.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="831" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Thomas C. Casaday</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1918–2010)</span><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>19 September 1976 </td> <td>30 September 1979 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Johnnie_Boyd_CAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2337" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Johnnie Boyd</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1927–2013)</span><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>30 September 1979 </td> <td>14 August 1982 </td> <td>2 years, 10 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Howard_L_Brookfield_CAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2385" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Howard L. Brookfield</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1929–2019)</span><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>14 August 1982 </td> <td>4 August 1984 </td> <td>1 year, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Willaim_B._Cass_Former_CAP_National_Commander.jpg 2x" data-file-width="969" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>William B. Cass</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1934-2022)</span><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>4 August 1984 </td> <td>22 March 1986 </td> <td>1 year, 7 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png/60px-Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png/90px-Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png/120px-Brig_Gen_Eugene_E._Harwell.png 2x" data-file-width="231" data-file-height="389" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Eugene E. Harwell</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1930–2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>22 March 1986 </td> <td>11 August 1990 </td> <td>4 years, 4 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Warren_J._Barry.jpg 2x" data-file-width="154" data-file-height="199" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Warren J. Barry</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1922–2015)</span><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>11 August 1990 </td> <td>14 August 1993 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Richard_L_Anderson_CAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2377" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rich_Anderson_(Virginia_politician)" title="Rich Anderson (Virginia politician)">Richard L. Anderson</a></b><br /> </td> <td>14 August 1993 </td> <td>10 August 1996 </td> <td>2 years, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Paul_M._Bergman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>Paul M. Bergman</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1940–2012)</span><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 August 1996 </td> <td>6 March 1998 </td> <td>1 year, 6 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_James_C._Bobick.jpg 2x" data-file-width="222" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brig Gen<br /><b>James C. Bobick</b> </td> <td>6 March 1998 </td> <td>18 August 2001 </td> <td>3 years, 5 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg/60px-Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg/90px-Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg/120px-Brig_Gen_Richard_L._Bowling.jpg 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="382" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Richard L. Bowling</b> </td> <td>18 August 2001 </td> <td>21 August 2004 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg/60px-Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg/90px-Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg/120px-Maj_Gen_Dwight_H._Wheless.jpg 2x" data-file-width="345" data-file-height="435" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<br /><b>Dwight H. Wheless</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1940–2017)</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td>21 August 2004 </td> <td>1 July 2005<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg/60px-Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg/90px-Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg/120px-Maj_Gen_Antonio_J._Pineda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="407" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen (Revoked)<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Antonio_J._Pineda" title="Antonio J. Pineda">Antonio J. Pineda</a></b> </td> <td>1 July 2005 </td> <td>2 October 2007 </td> <td>2 years, 3 months </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">26 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_General_Amy_S._Courter,_CAP-USAFX.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Major_General_Amy_S._Courter%2C_CAP-USAFX.jpg/60px-Major_General_Amy_S._Courter%2C_CAP-USAFX.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Major_General_Amy_S._Courter%2C_CAP-USAFX.jpg/90px-Major_General_Amy_S._Courter%2C_CAP-USAFX.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Major_General_Amy_S._Courter%2C_CAP-USAFX.jpg/120px-Major_General_Amy_S._Courter%2C_CAP-USAFX.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="637" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">Maj Gen<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Amy_Courter" title="Amy Courter">Amy Courter</a></b><br /> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;">2 October 2007<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;">7 August 2008 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;">10 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 August 2008<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>17 August 2011 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg/60px-Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg/90px-Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg/120px-Maj_Gen_Charles_L._Carr_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="336" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Carr_Jr." title="Charles L. Carr Jr.">Charles L. Carr Jr.</a></b> </td> <td>17 August 2011<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>15 August 2014 </td> <td>2 years, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg/60px-Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg/90px-Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg/120px-Joseph_R._Vazquez.jpg 2x" data-file-width="504" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Vazquez" title="Joseph Vazquez">Joseph Vazquez</a></b> </td> <td>15 August 2014<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 September 2017 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marksmith8x10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Marksmith8x10.jpg/60px-Marksmith8x10.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Marksmith8x10.jpg/90px-Marksmith8x10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Marksmith8x10.jpg/120px-Marksmith8x10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="4560" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mark_E._Smith_(Civil_Air_Patrol)" title="Mark E. Smith (Civil Air Patrol)">Mark E. Smith</a></b> </td> <td>2 September 2017<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>26 August 2021 </td> <td>3 years, 11 months </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_D._Phelka_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Edward_D._Phelka_%283%29.jpg/60px-Edward_D._Phelka_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Edward_D._Phelka_%283%29.jpg/90px-Edward_D._Phelka_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Edward_D._Phelka_%283%29.jpg/120px-Edward_D._Phelka_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3442" data-file-height="4302" /></a></span> </td> <td>Maj Gen<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_D._Phelka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward D. Phelka (page does not exist)">Edward D. Phelka</a></b> </td> <td>26 August 2021<sup id="cite_ref-Maj_Gen_Phelka_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maj_Gen_Phelka-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>17 August 2024 </td> <td>3 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td> </td> <td>Maj Gen<br /> <b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regena_M._Aye&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regena M. Aye (page does not exist)">Regena M. Aye</a></b> </td> <td>17 August 2024 </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002103000000000000♠"></span>103 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="USAAF/CAP-USAF_Commanders"><span id="USAAF.2FCAP-USAF_Commanders"></span>USAAF/CAP-USAF Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: USAAF/CAP-USAF Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg/220px-Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg/330px-Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg/440px-Civil_Air_Patrol-Untied_States_Air_Force_Emblem.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2100" /></a><figcaption>Civil Air Patrol-United States Air Force Emblem</figcaption></figure> <p>U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force National Commanders of the CAP prior to its 1948 incorporation are considered part of the lineage of the command history of CAP-USAF.<sup id="cite_ref-CAP_Commanders_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAP_Commanders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Maj Gen <a href="/wiki/John_F._Curry" title="John F. Curry">John F. Curry</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">USAAF</a>; Dec 1941 – Mar 1942</li> <li>Brig Gen Earle L. Johnson, USAAF; 10 March 1942 – 16 February 1947</li> <li>Brig Gen Frederic H. Smith Jr., USAAF; 16 February 1947 – 30 September 1947</li> <li>Maj Gen Lucas V. Beau, USAF; 1 October 1947 – 31 December 1955</li> <li>Maj Gen Walter R. Agee, USAF; 1 January 1956 – 31 March 1959</li> <li>Brig Gen Stephen D. McElroy, USAF; 1 April 1959 – 15 December 1961</li> <li>Col Paul C. Ashworth, USAF; 15 December 1961 – 31 July 1964</li> <li>Col Joe L. Mason, USAF; 1 August 1964 – 30 April 1967</li> <li>Brig Gen William W. Wilcox, USAF; 1 May 1967 – 31 October 1968</li> <li>Maj Gen Walter B. Putnam, USAF; 1 November 1968 – 31 October 1969</li> <li>Brig Gen Richard N. Ellis, USAF; 1 November 1969 – 31 October 1972</li> <li>Brig Gen <a href="/wiki/Leslie_J._Westberg" title="Leslie J. Westberg">Leslie J. Westberg</a>, USAF; 1 November 1972 – 28 August 1975</li> <li>Brig Gen Carl S. Miller, USAF; 29 August 1975 – 31 October 1977</li> <li>Brig Gen Paul E. Gardner, USAF; 1 November 1977 – 31 July 1980</li> <li>Brig Gen Horace W. Miller, USAF; 1 August 1980 – 1 September 1981</li> <li>Brig Gen David L. Patton, USAF; 1 September 1981 – 31 May 1984</li> <li>Col John T. Massingale Jr., USAF; 1 June 1984 – October 1989</li> <li>Col Clyde O. Westbrook Jr., USAF; November 1989 – June 1990</li> <li>Col Joseph M. Nall, USAF; June 1990 – August 1992</li> <li>Col Ronald T. Sampson, USAF; August 1992 – 8 March 1995</li> <li>Col Garland W. Padgett Jr., USAF; 8 March 1995 – 4 May 1998</li> <li>Col Dennis B. Parkhurst, USAF; 4 May 1998 – 16 July 2001</li> <li>Col Albert A. Allenback, USAF; 16 July 2001 – 12 July 2002</li> <li>Col George C. Vogt, USAF; July 2002 – October 2005<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Col Russell D. Hodgkins Jr., USAF; October 2005 – April 2009<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Col William R. (Bill) Ward, USAF; April 2009 – 31 June 2011<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Col George H. Ross III, USAF; 1 July 2011 – 4 October 2011<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Col Paul D. Gloyd II, USAF; 4 October 2011 – May 2014<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Col Jay Updegraff, USAF; May 2014<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> – August 2014</li> <li>Col Michael D. Tyynismaa, USAF; August 2014 – 17 April 2019</li> <li>Col Mark A. Wootan, USAF; 17 April 2019<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 13 April 2022</li> <li>Col Tyler P. Frander, USAF; 13 April 2022<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - August 2023</li> <li>Col Aaron D. Reid, USAF; Aug 2023<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - Present</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Commander_of_the_Civil_Air_Patrol&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Change made upon adoption of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/CAP_Constitution_Bylaws_4BC09E935985F.pdf">Constitution and Bylaws of the CAP Corporation</a> made official on October 1, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Posthumously promoted from Col to Brig Gen following his death in 1947, effective date of rank: 3 Feb 1947<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">USAF approved the grade of Brigadier General, CAP, via order PANHQ 9, March 15, 1968</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Some documents refer to him as "F. Ward Reilly"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On December 1, 2002, the Air Force Chief of Staff, General John P. Jumper, announced that the position of National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol would be promoted from a Brig Gen to a Maj Gen. Subsequently, the Vice National Commander Position was promoted from a Col to a Brig Gen.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On August 6, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On October 2, 2007, the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors voted 9-1 to remove Antonio Pineda from his position as National Commander. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CAP+Talk&rft.atitle=RIP+Gen+Johnnie+Boyd&rft.date=2013-05-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcaptalk.net%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D17430.0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Commander+of+the+Civil+Air+Patrol" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cap.news/former-national-commander-90-dies-at-calif-home/">"Former National Commander, 90, Dies at Calif. Home"</a>. <i>CAP News</i>. August 27, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 3,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CAP+News&rft.atitle=Cass%2C+Former+National+Commander%2C+Blue+Beret+Founder%2C+Passes+at+87&rft.date=2022-05-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cap.news%2Fcass-former-national-commander-blue-beret-founder-passes-at-87%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Commander+of+the+Civil+Air+Patrol" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Brig Gen Harwell was promoted to Maj Gen via CAP PANHQ Order 33, 24 Aug 1988. The National Vice Commander was also promoted to Brig Gen. 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