Arizona Wing Revamps Social Footprint

By: Staff Sergeant Phillip Kittelson
Arizona Wing Assistant Public Affairs Officer for Social Media

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZ--The Arizona Wing of the Civil Air Patrol has revamped it's social media presence.  Now available on Facebook and Twitter, the Wing will be able to share news and information with it's members and the general public in real time.

"With the internet being the primary source of information for individuals born after 1987, social media is quickly becoming mainstream media." says Navy Captain John Kirby, Special Assistant for Public Affairs to Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairmen of the Join Chiefs of Staff. "Facebook is now the second most popular website in the United States behind Google. In January alone, Facebook attracted 134 million unique visitors and Twitter another 23.5 million. People are increasingly turning to these sites as their primary source of news and for sharing information with others. This follows the larger trend of demanding content be pushed to the user rather than users seeking it out on a website. The numbers alone demonstrate the necessity of engaging on social media platforms."

The trend across CAP, and quite noticeably, the military services, is changing towards using social media to spread their message.  The Air Force, with a long stance against allowing Airmen to access Facebook and other sites on government computers, has changed it's policies and now allows the use of such media.

Arizona wing invites you to take a look at it's new pages here:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AZWingCAP

Twitter: http://twitter.com/AZWingCAP

Social Blog: http://caparizona.blogspot.com/