Civil Air Patrol hones search and rescue skills

In the skies over Fallbrook and all of North County, on the weekend of June 13 and 14, citizens undoubtedly saw the movements of the colorful red, white and blue planes of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). It was that weekend that Fallbrook's CAP Squadron 87 hosted the Southern California search and rescue exercises (SAREX) for pilots and air crews to hone their search and rescue skills.

Operations for the two days of practice were based out of Fallbrook Airpark and ran from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. In addition to Fallbrook's CAP, Orange Coast Group 7 and San Diego Group (which includes Imperial C...