Stamford Senator Hosts Civil Air Patrol at State Capitol

State Sen. Carlo Leone (D-Stamford), the legislative Wing Commander and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, hosted the Civil Air Patrol to the Senate Chamber in honor of Civil Air Patrol Day at the State Capitol.

His Senate colleagues were made honorary Majors of the Civil Air Patrol for the day.

“The civil air patrol was started by a 150,000 volunteers during World War II, ” said Leone. “On the home front, civilians wanted to do what they could to protect our shores and as a result they become an auxiliary branch of the military. Today, they still conduct search and rescue missions and patrol out shores. I want thank our civil air patrol for all the work that they do and their great leadership. It is also an honor for Connecticut to be the first state in the nation to have the entire state senate as honorary members of the Civil Air Patrol.”

The Connecticut Wing is one of the most active in Civil Air Patrol’s Northeast Region. The wing maintains its commitment to performing CAPS’s three congressionally mandated missions: emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs. It also continues to actively support local, state and federal agencies in the areas of disaster relief, counterdrug operations and homeland security.

Contributed photo: Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, far left, and Sen. Carlo Leone, far right, with members of the Civil Air Patrol.