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Flight students pose with their instructor in front of a Civil Air Patrol airplane.

CAP continues training aspiring Air Force pilots through Rated Preparatory Program

The Civil Air Patrol’s U.S. Air Force Rated Preparatory Program (AF-RPP) gives CAP instructor pilots the unique opportunity to help train active-duty officers and enlisted members aspiring to fly.CAP flight instructor Capt. Andrew Jender (center), an active-duty U.S. Air Force officer who volunteers with the Idaho Wing, poses for a preflight photo last week with his two students in the Air Force Rated Preparatory Program — 2nd Lts. Kaitlynn Griffie and Joel Sanchez Rosado.

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