New Civil Air Patrol Facility Moving to Nacogdoches

NACOGDOCHES — The Civil Air Patrol has decided to move its new command center and training facility to Nacogdoches. Several Texas cities were vying to host the C.A.P., but Col. Brooks Cima says Nacogdoches has its advantages. According to Cima, “It will fill the gap between Tyler, Texas, and Baytown, Texas — which are the only two flying units that we have on the east side of the state.” The C.A.P. handles 95 percent of all inland search and rescue missions in Texas and has about 3,500 members in the state.