Participants are Civil Air Patrol cadet and senior members who must go through a competitive national selection process in order to attend the event.

One group of 10-12 cadets, called a "flight," is stationed at various points on the taxiway and is responsible for directing pilots to their destinations.

The second mission of the program is to provide the EAA with personnel to handle crowd control at the ultralight field and the warbirds parking area.

Cadets aid the senior members by taking control of the radio shack during their shifts and handling signaling hardware with the vehicles.

[2] Operations are based out of the "compound" that includes a hangar for sleeping, a field for opening and closing formations, a communications shack, and a mess hall.

The compound is run entirely by CAP personnel, and both cadets and senior members aid in all tasks required for maintenance and daily operations.