June 2, 2007: Civil Air Patrol Provides Flyovers After Iowa Tornado

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On this date in 2007, a tornado hit eastern Iowa and the Civil Air Patrol assisted in the disaster assessment.

An excerpt from the Sioux City Journal:

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Cleanup efforts in eastern Iowa intensified Saturday following a tornado that damaged as many as 100 homes in three eastern Iowa communities, according to police.  Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, working with officials from FEMA, had teams surveying Louisa and Muscatine counties Saturday morning for preliminary damage estimates. . . . State troopers patrolled the small town of Fruitland Friday night, which officials say has sustained heavy damage. The Civil Air Patrol also performed flyovers over the area.

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February 11, 1987: New York Times Reports U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin Flies CAP Drug Surveillance Mission

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On this date in 1987, the New York Times reported that U.S. Senator and long-time Civil Air Patrol member Tom Harkin of Iowa flew a drug mission for the CAP.

An excerpt:

Senators don't often have an opportunity to participate personally in programs financed by appropriation bills they sponsor. Which is why Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, got such a kick out of flying a drug surveillance and interdiction mission with the Civil Air Patrol off Florida 10 days ago.

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