Civil Air Patrol Disaster Response Exercise

EAST TEXAS — A couple of East Texas communities are taking part this weekend in a statewide drill to test the Civil Air Patrol’s disaster response. KETK reports Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and Civil Air Patrol Headquarters in Nacogdoches are among locations that kicked off the exercise Saturday and will continue with it today. “This will test our response should we be called up by Texas emergency management officials,” said Lt. Col. Steve Kinter, incident commander for the activity. The weekend scenario includes disaster relief, search and rescue, and homeland security missions, conducted by veteran air and ground crews and trainees.