Brownsville Composite Squadron SWR-TX-091

About Us

The Brownsville Composite Squadron has a long history since it was chartered in December 1941.   On December 1, 1941, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was founded as a civilian auxiliary to the U.S. Army Air Corp. a few days prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  CAP establishes coastal Patrol bases from Maine to Mexico.  Coastal Patrol Base #12 was first in Brownsville and later in San Benito.  Base #12 CAP volunteer pilots fly over 30,000 hours of patrol missions along the South Texas coast looking for German U-boats and helping to secure the nations border...Read More