Home Welcome Message Squadron Contacts Weekly Agenda Publications of Note Important Links Pictures Press Releases Key Figures Archives (Old Stuff) Squadron History		Key Government, Air Force, and Civil Air Patrol Figures* (current as of January 15, 2008) Government & Air Force GEORGE W. BUSH President of the United States Official Biography ROBERT M. GATES Secretary of Defense Official Biography MICHAEL W. WYNNE Secretary of the Air Force Official Biography T. MICHAEL MOSELEY, General, USAF Air Force Chief of Staff Official Biography WILLIAM R. LOONEY III, General, USAF Commander, AETC Official Biography STEPHEN R. LORENZ, Lieutenant General, USAF Commander, Air University Official Biography RUSSELL HODGKINS, Colonel, USAF Commander, CAP-USAF ANTHONY POLLIZZI, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Commander, CAP-USAF Pacific Liaison Region MIKE PRUSAK, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (ret.) State Director, California Wing STEVEN B. SILVER, Major, USAFR CAPRAP Representative BROCK WOODWARD, Technical Sergeant, CAANG CAPRAP Representative Civil Air Patrol AMY S. COURTER, Brigadier General, CAP Interim National Commander, Civil Air Patrol ERNEST C. PEARSON, Colonel, CAP Commander, Pacific Region KENNETH W. PARIS, Colonel, CAP Commander, California Wing KEVIN MCDOWELL, Major, CAP Commander, San Francisco Bay Group 2 JAMES H. SENA, Lieutenant Colonel, CAP Commander, Squadron 36 Official Biography * There is no direct link between the President of the United States and any of the CAP commanders or cadets. While CAP is the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, we are also a volunteer organization chartered by the United States Congress. There is no direct link between the Air Force Chain of Command and CAP's Chain of Command. However, the Civil Air Patrol's National Headquarters is also the home of CAP-USAF Headquarters. The Air Force and CAP partner together in fulfilling their respective missions. Cadets are not part of the CAP Chain of Command. Cadets are not given command responsibility for the corporation. However, cadets do follow a cadet Chain of Command structure under the authority of the Squadron Commander (see CAPR 20-1 for details about the cadet to senior member relationship).