Thirty-five cadets from Civil Air Patrol's National Capital Wing graduated basic encampment at Camp Fretterd, Md., June 29. Go to the wing Photo Gallery to view more photos from the pass and review ceremony. Photo by Maj. Paul Cianciolo

1st Lt. Rhoda Wharton and 1st Lt. Derrick Barnette, Andrews Composite Squadron aerospace education officers, practice proper model rocketry procedures June 22 in preparation for a future cadet model rocket launch. Go to the wing Photo Gallery to view more pictures from the event. Photo by Maj. Paul Cianciolo

Lt. Col. J.D. Ellis, wing director of cadet programs, supervises cadets loading an Air Force bus taking them to Civil Air Patrol's Tri-Wing Encampment at Camp Frettered, Md., June 22. Go to the wing Photo Gallery to view more pictures. For more on the encampment, click here. Photo by Maj. Paul Cianciolo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Resolution 1333, the Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act, has been passed by the House by voice vote and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

From left, Sen. Tom Harkin and Sen. Chuck Grassley were flown over flood-ravaged Iowa by CAP Capt. Kim Kirschman to view the disaster area.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – As the nation’s coastal areas prepare for hurricane season, which stretches from June 1 to Nov. 30, Civil Air Patrol members stay vigilant for whatever Mother Nature may bring.

Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jake Dang, left, accepts the AFSA Outstanding Cadet NCO Award from Air Force Staff Sgt. Paul Piper May 28. Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Sherrer

FAIRFAX, Va. — Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Bill Andrews, Fairfax Composite Squadron, tells his war story about Operation Desert Storm in the June edition of the "Washingtonian" magazine. Andrews was an Air Force pilot who helped rescue American special forces in Iraq before he was shot down, captured and tortured.

FREDERICK, Md. — Pilots planning to attend the AOPA Fly-In and Open House should use extra care when planning and executing their flights into Frederick Municipal Airport on Saturday. The FAA is expanding the P-40 prohibited area, making it more vital than ever that pilots know exactly where they are and where they’re headed.

BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, D.C. — The Defense Commissary Agency announced May 15 the voluntary recall of packages of 85 percent lean ground beef product purchased at the Bolling commissary and nine other commissaries May 1-14 because of possible E-coli O157:H7contamination.