The missions of the CCMOAA are:
1. Benefit the members of the uniformed services, their families and survivors.
2. Advocate for a strong national defense while providing needed support to the community and its members.
3. Fundraise for JROTC cadet scholarships from Cape Coral high schools.
4. Donate to Pride and Patriotism and other veterans organizations.
5. Track legislation that affects veterans and contacting our legislators to voice our concerns.
The purposes of CCMOAA are:
1. Promote camaraderie and congeniality among current, former and retired leaders of our nation's armed forces.
2. Support the Military Officers Association of America in securing equitable treatment and earned rights and benefits for service members of all components and ranks - past, present, and future.
3. Continue to serve our community and nation by helping our best and brightest young men and women to become America's future military leaders.
We were chartered in 1968 and currently have 49 members.
We serve these Florida zip codes: 33904 33909 33910 33914 33915 33920 33922 33930 33935 33944 33945 33956 33975 33990 33991 33993.
CCMOAA publishes our monthly newsletter, THE CALUSA COMMUNICATOR, except in June, July, and August. Past editions can be found here.
History - The Calusa ("fierce people") were descendants of Paleo-Indians that dominated the southwest coast of Florida. Their reign ended around the 1800's. Also known as "The Shell People", they used sea shells to build foundations such as Mound Key in Estero Bay.