Our mission is:

"To serve America by developing our Nation's youth; performing local, state and national emergency and humanitarian missions; and educating our citizens on the impact of aviation and space."

• THE ORGANIZATION
  Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation
  The auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force
  More than 56,000 members, including 27,000 cadets ages 12- 21
  Eight geographic regions, 52 wings, 1,700 units in all
  National Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., with 100 support staff
  World’s largest fleet (535) of single-engine, piston aircraft
  Nation’s most extensive communications network
  1,000 emergency services vehicles
  
  
• AEROSPACE EDUCATION
  100 aerospace education workshops each year
  Aerospace classroom materials, grades K through college
  Nation’s premier annual aerospace education conference
  AE program touches more than 900 teachers per year
  
  
• CADET PROGRAMS
  Multi-step leadership training
  Cadet glider and powered orientation flights, flight training scholarships
  International Air Cadet Exchange program
  
  
• OPERATIONS
  Performs 95 percent of nation’s inland search and rescue
  100 lives on average saved per year
  Aerial reconnaissance for homeland security
  Disaster relief and damage assessment
  Transport for time-sensitive medical materials
  Counter-narcotic missions