MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force auxiliary, will be awarded a World Peace Prize during a June 14 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

Chief Judge of the World Peace Prize and retired U.S. Rep. Lester Wolff announced CAP will be honored as the World Peace Corps Mission’s “Roving Ambassador for Peace” at the ceremony.

The World Peace Prize is presented annually by the World Peace Corps Mission, an international evangelical missionary organization.

CAP celebrates its 70th anniversary on Dec. 1. It has been conducting humanitarian missions from the early days of World War II and is considered by many as the world standard for aviation-oriented, volunteer emergency organizations.

Colonel Dan Leclair, Maine wing commander, said that “the international award is a nice recognition of Civil Air Patrol, it shows the type of dedicated CAP members there are.”

Maine Wing members have been performing missions within the state for 70 years. In its role as Air Force Auxiliary CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue and is credited by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center with saving 113 lives in 2010.

The Maine Wing, with 265 adult volunteers and 120 cadets, 55 air crew members and 240 emergency responders, performs many missions. Air crews flew more than 100 missions and thousands of volunteer hours for the state as part of the 2010 Fire Watch. The Aegis Excellence Award was presented to the Maine Wing for escorting ships for the U.S. Navy for its work on the Anti-Terrorism Force protection mission. Wing members air crews supported the Maine Drug Enforcement agency.

Maine Wing continues their support for the Wreaths Across America, a global campaign that honors fallen veterans with remembrance wreaths at holiday time.