Public Affairs

The Public Affairs directorate is dedicated to getting the news out. Whether to local media or to our own members, public affairs officers trained in media relations produce quality publications such as the Online Observer.

Functional Address:  CAP SER/PA

Know Your Civil Air Patrol

• Fact Sheets

• CAP Annual Reports

• CAP NHQ/PA Contacts

Tools For Public Affairs Officers

• CAP NHQ/PA home page

• Current Boilerplate

• CAP PAO List serve

• CAP Public Affairs Officer Specialty Track Study Guide

• CAP Media Policy

• CAP Public Affairs How to Guide

• CAP Brand Resource Guide Book

• CAP Brand Master Plan

• CAP Brand Other Resources

• CAPR 190-1, Civil Air Patrol Public Affairs Program

• Southeast Region Social Media User Agreement

• Southeast Region 2015 Public Affairs Plan

• Media Writing is Not That Hard, a powerpoint presentation by Lt Col Oppmann

• Media Writing is Not That Hard, a video companion by Lt Col Oppmann

• Southeast Region Crisis Communications Plan

• Southeast Region Public Affairs Plan

USAF Publications

• Meeting the Media: A Practical Guide

• Air Force Tongue and Quill

• Air Force Instruction 35-101 Public Affairs Policies and Procedures

• Alteration of Official DoD Imagery

• Air Force New Media video