Antonio J. Pineda
[1][2]Antonio "Tony" Pineda Jr. was removed as National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol and stripped of his rank for misconduct. He started his membership in the Civil Air Patrol 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.[3]
In 2007 the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors voted to & had removed Pineda. The Board also stripped him of his two-star rank. The accusation was investigated & confirmed in an Inspector General report.[4]
The disgraced former Civil Air Patrol member subsequently created his own volunteer organization, the U.S. Ranger Corps, in which he gave himself the title of Lt. Gen.[5]
Profession Law Enforcement Career
Pineda began his professional career in 1972 as a police officer and later a detective with the Hollywood, FL Police Dept. 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
- 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 CAP
1989-1996: 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 (removed by Board of Governors for misconduct and stripped of his rank).[6]
References
- ↑ "Veromi.net | People Summary". www.veromi.net. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ "US RANGER CORPS INC - NonProfitLookup – Public Profiles of Non Profit Organizations". www.nonprofitlookup.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ Florida Wing-Civil Air Patrol Antonio_J._Pineda "Antonio J. Pineda, Jr.".
- ↑ "Commander of Civil Air Patrol removed - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ "Veronica.net". Feb 24, 2016.
- ↑ 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". CAP News Online. 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-08-07.