PA Essentials

CAP National Headquarters now has a certificate of appreciation available for Outstanding PAO of the Year. The certificate is available for both wing and squadron PAOs upon request to the Public Affairsoffice. Send requests to scox@capnhq.gov or call 877-227-9142, ext. 251.

The 2009 National Staff College opens tomorrow at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Eighty-nine students from across America are participating in the seven-day course, which provides executive-level training for CAP's leaders. A hometown news release (HTNR) has been prepared and posted online along with a list of all students participating....

All six of the Public Affairs PowerPoint presentations made at the 2009 National Board and Annual Conference are now online, available to all PAOs. Just go to www.gocivilairpatrol.com. Click onthe Events button at the top of thepage and scroll down to the 2009 CAPAnnual Learning Labs icon on the bottom...

To all PAOs: The latest issue of the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer magazine is now online. You can download it by going to NHQ/PAs exciting new Web site, VolunteerNow, and clicking on the CAP Volunteer button at the top of the homepage. Your copy of the magazine should arrive in...

Just a reminder that now is acritical time to plan for yearend Wreaths Across America ceremonies, which are now very much a holiday tradition for many Civil Air Patrol squadrons. Don't be left out! Last year, 240 CAP units sold 15,300 wreaths and participated in nearly 400 Wreaths Across America...

To all CAP PAOs: Welcome to another PAO Update, your last via magnet mail. Well keep this one short and sweet, with great news of interest to all Civil Air Patrol members, especially PAOs: VolunteerNow Civil Air Patrols brand new online initiative, VolunteerNow, is now live, accessible to all through...

For your information: the CAP Fact Sheet has been updated. Click here to download.

CAP NHQ has created a variety of downloadable posters for your use, including a brand new poster featuring Eric Boe. Please use these to increase awareness of CAP in your spheres of influence. Please note that because these are high-res files suitable for printing, these may take a while to...

The Civil Air Patrol National Board and Annual Conference provides a yearly opportunity for networking and professional development. This year's event is no exception, with six Public Affairs learning labs offered. Take this opportunity to meet NHQ PA staff, as well as your fellow PAOs from around the nation, and...

For some, getting into the CAP News Online or the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer is a high point of their publicity work. Granted, getting into these publications does elevate the visibility of a unit. But there's one audience you should never forget -- the local audience. CAP members are busy...

Recently, CAP NHQ released a financial report for 2008 in celebration of Civil Air Patrol's first unqualified audit, an awesome achievement that assures our partners and members that CAP's financial management practices are of the highest standard. The financial report was created in the style of a viewbook, with striking...

The Pacific Region will conduct another Public Affairs Officers Academy on Aug. 15-16 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. This event is open to all CAP senior members. Aside from public affairs officers and mission information officers, unit commanders and those interested in public affairs are encouraged to attend. The...

Courtesy of Steve Cox, NHQ/PA manager To all CAP PAOs: Its time for another PAO Update. Annual Conference Civil Air Patrols 2009 Annual Conference and National Board Sept. 3-5 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter will spotlight two of CAPs stars astronaut Eric Boe and Americas Got Talent finalist Paul...

Please feel free to make use of the hometown news releases posted regularly here. Please localize and distribute these hometown news releases to the media in your area, as well as posting them on your units Web site and in your units newsletters. Were in the middle of prime cadet...

The Wreaths Across America 2009 Media Toolkit has been posted on the Wreaths Across America web page. Please feel free to use the tools provided in coordination with your unit's Wreaths Across America activities. It's an 8 MB file, so please allow time for it to download.

The 2009 Civil Air Patrol Annual Conference and National Board will be held Sept. 3-5 in San Antonio, Tex. Registration is now available. Please promote the conference among your CAP colleagues by linking from your units Web site to the annual conference registration and information site. Please feel free to...

This is the inaugural post of PA Essentials, the NHQ PA blog. Here you will find the latest happenings in the Public Affairs track, including updates to the online resources available for your use. The latest issue of the magazine, the May-July 2009 Civil Air Patrol Volunteer, is now available...