Editing Observer Badge (section)

===Civil Air Patrol===
[[File:CAP Observer Technician Badge.png|250px|thumb|Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol Observer Badge]]
The title "Observer" is still used regularly in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, better known as the [[Civil Air Patrol]].  Civil Air Patrol observers may act as the mission commander for aircrews engaged in search and rescue, homeland defense reconnaissance, or other Air Force-authorized missions, serving as the liaison between the sortie and mission base.  Observers are trained in air navigation, radio communications, and other technical subjects such as aerial direction finding.  The Civil Air Patrol badge for an observer looks almost identical to the CAP pilot badge, except that the observer device has an additional ''O'' or thin circle atop the central CAP emblem.