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2020 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 94
Commending the Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 13, 2020
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2020

 

WHEREAS, the Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol, the Commonwealth’s civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, dedicates its newly remodeled wing headquarters and training facility in 2020; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Wing has 2,000 members and 23 units throughout Virginia and operates more than 20 vehicles and 12 single-engine aircraft to provide support to the Commonwealth in search and rescue, disaster relief, homeland security, and drug interdiction operations; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Wing plays a leading role in aerospace, cyber-defense, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Wing’s members serve as mentors to more than 1,000 young people in the Commonwealth, participating in the Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Wing’s new headquarters and training facility will allow it to better serve its members and fulfill its important missions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol, on its newly remodeled headquarters and training facility; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for its dedication supporting the United States Air Force and contributions to the Commonwealth.