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Mr.

Antonio J. Pineda Jr.

CAP

Allegiance  United States of America

Service/branch Civil Air Patrol - United States Air

Force Auxiliary

Years of 

service

1988-2007

Rank   Major General, CAP

Commands

held

CAP National Commander 

Awards

Distinguished Service Medal

Exceptional Service Award

Meritorious Service Award

Antonio J. PinedaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Antonio "Tony" Pineda Jr. is a former National

Commander of  the Civil Air Patrol who began his Civil Air 

Patrol career as a member of the West Broward Composite

Squadron in 1988.

Pineda completed all levels of the CAP professional

development program, including the Paul Garber, Grover 

Loening, Charles Yeager Aerospace Education and Gill

Robb Wilson awards. He attended both the Southeast

Region Staff College and the National Staff College. He is

also a graduate of the National Commanders Course. On

Aug. 6, 2007, the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors

suspended Pineda for a period of up to 180 days. CAP vice

commander Brig. Gen. Amy S. Courter assumed the duties

of the national commander. On Oct. 2, 2007, the CAPBoard of Governors voted 10-1 to remove Pineda as

national commander.[1]

Contents

1 Profession Law Enforcement Career 

2 Education

3 Civil Air Patrol Career 

4 References

Profession Law Enforcement

Career

Pineda began his professional career in 1972 as a police

officer and later a detective with the Hollywood, FL PoliceDept. In 1980, he became a special agent with the Florida

Department of Law Enforcement, and was later appointed a

Senior Agent. As a special agent with the FDLE, he was a special task force leader dealing with youth gangs. He

was a supervisor of numerous special investigation teams and has served as the agent in charge of security for 

Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles. During the Governor’s Conference in Miami, Pineda was assigned as the agent in

charge of security for the governor of Georgia.

Education

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Associate of Science - Police Science and Criminology, Miami Dade College

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Florida International University

FAA Private Pilot’s license

Civil Air Patrol Career

1988-1989: Joined CAP1989-1996: Group commander, South Florida

1996-1998: Florida Wing vice commander 

1998-2001: Florida Wing commander 

2001-2004: Southeast Region commander 

2004-2005; National Vice commander 

2005-2007: National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol[2]

2007: Membership in Civil Air Patrol terminated by CAP's Board of Governors.

References

1. Florida Wing-Civil Air Patrol Antonio_J._Pineda "Antonio J. Pineda, Jr."

(http://flwg.us/information/archives/biographies/antonio-j-pineda.aspx).

2. On 6 August 2007, the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors suspended the CAP national commander, Maj Gen

Antonio J. Pineda, for a period of up to 180 days. Brig Gen Amy S. Courter, CAP national vice commander,

assumed the duties of the National Commander during this period. "U.S. Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors

suspends CAP national commander" (http://www.cap.gov/index.cfm?

fuseaction=display&nodeID=6192&newsID=3372). CAP News Online. 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-08-07.

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