267 CBCS ORI

Master Sgt. Craig Harris, 267th Combat Communications Squadron (267 CBCS), prepares to cordon off an area that contains an International Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) transmitter during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., Sept. 10. INMARSATs provide secure, reliable telephone and internet communications for remote and mobile teams in defense, national security and emergency response agencies worldwide. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Kerri Cole/Released)

267 CBCS ORI

Members of the 267th Combat Communications Squadron (267 CBCS) disassemble a pallet containing equipment for the buildup of a simulated deployed communications site during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass., Sept. 10. The primary mission of the 267 CBCS is to deploy, operate, and maintain strategic dispersal of emergency communications anywhere in the world. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Kerri Cole/Released)

National Guard State Partnership Program

Members of the Paraguayan army and air force pose for a photo with members of the Massachusetts Army and Air National Guard as Brig. Gen. Paul G. Smith, Assistant Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, stands in the center, Aug. 29, 2012. The Paraguayan army and air force members were in Massachusetts as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program, a 20-year-old program that partners states with countries around the world to facilitate cooperation across all aspects of civilian-military affairs and encourage people-to-people ties at the state level. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Aaron Smith/Released)

Paraguayan air force pilots visit Massachusetts

Massachusetts Air National Guard Senior Airman Luiz Vicentini (right) translates information about the "Bambi Bucket" system into Spanish as he talks with Paraguayan air force helicopter pilots, who also use a similar aerial water delivery system, Aug. 28, 2012, on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. Five Paraguayan air force pilots were in Massachusetts as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program, a 20-year-old program that partners states with countries around the world to facilitate cooperation across all aspects of civilian-military affairs and encourages people-to-people ties at the state level. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Aaron Smith/Released)

Paraguayan air force pilots visit Massachusetts

From left to right: 2nd Lt. Jose Miguel Perez Baez, Senior Airman Luiz Vicentini, 1st Lt. Milciades Antonio Oviedo Peralta, 1st Lt. Diego Armando Lopez Galeano, 2nd Lt. Milder David Mosqueira Roa, 2nd Lt. Lilian Rossana Mosqueira Romero, and Master Sgt. Carlos Alicea. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Aaron Smith/Released)

Paraguayan air force pilots visit Massachusetts

Massachusetts Air National Guard Senior Airman Luiz Vicentini (2nd from left) translates information from Lt. Col. Jeffrey Alexander, 102nd Air Operations Group, into Spanish as he discusses the "Bambi Bucket" system with Paraguayan air force helicopter pilots who also use a similar aerial water delivery system, Aug. 28, 2012, on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. Five Paraguayan air force pilots were in Massachusetts as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program, a 20-year-old program that partners states with countries around the world to facilitate cooperation across all aspects of civilian-military affairs and encourage people-to-people ties at the state level. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Aaron Smith/Released)