A Grumman SA-16 Albatross of the 135 Air Resupply Group, Maryland Air National Guard: most SA-16s in the U.S. Air served as search and rescue aircraft.

A Grumman SA-16 Albatross of the 135 Air Resupply Group, Maryland Air National Guard: most SA-16s in the U.S. Air served as search and rescue aircraft. Several ANG units, however, operated the flying boats in special missions, landing and recovering special operations forces by parachute or rubber boat.

State Partnership Program: Guatemalan military leaders visit 188th Fighter Wing

Guatemalan military leaders observe trench rescue operations during Urban Search and Rescue training at the 188th Fighter Wing July 11. The visit was part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program. (National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Landeros/188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

State Partnership Program: Guatemalan military leaders visit 188th Fighter Wing

Guatemalan military leaders observe Urban Search and Rescue training at the 188th Fighter Wing July 11 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). The 65-nation, 20-year-old program provides unique partnership capacity-building capabilities to combatant commanders and U.S. ambassadors through partnerships between U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia and foreign countries. The SPP supports U.S. national interests and security cooperation goals by engaging partner nations via military, socio-political and economic conduits at the local, state and national level. (National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Landeros/188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

State Partnership Program: Guatemalan military leaders visit 188th Fighter Wing

Guatemalan military leaders listen to a briefing at the 188th Civil Engineer Squadron Headquarters. The leaders received a tour of the 188th’s training facilities and briefings on the wing’s emergency management capabilities. They also observed Urban Search and Rescue training during their visit. (National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Landeros/188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Kentucky National Guard members engage in a search and rescue mission March 3, 2012, in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there March 2.

Kentucky National Guard members engage in a search and rescue mission March 3, 2012, in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there March 2. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. David Bolton).

Brigadier General Brian Neal, Commander, Air National Guard Readiness Center, responds to a question during the panel discussion at the 2011 Department of Defense Asian Pacific American Leadership Forum.

(From left to right – Mr. Larry Stubblefield, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Diversity and Leadership, Dr. James Meng, Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics Executive, reporting to the Principal Civilian Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research Development & Acquisition and Vice Chairman, Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN), Dr. Jarris Taylor, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Strategic Diversity integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Captain Cynthia Macri, Special Assistant to Chief of Naval Operations for Diversity at Naval Operations, and Brigadier General Brian Neal, Commander, Air National Guard Readiness Center

National Guard Search and Recovery Teams assist in critical role for Regional Exercise.

National Guard personnel and units from numerous States assist with the Regional Mass Fatality Management Training Evolution held at the Caven Point U.S. Army Reserve Center, Jersey City, New Jersey. NG teams integrated with the New York City and New Jersey Office of Chief Medical Examiner, fire and law enforcement departments, along with other federal and local agenices from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on June 8. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Gillis) (Unreleased).

National Guard Search and Recovery Teams assist in critical role for Regional Exercise.

National Guard personnel and units from numerous States assist with the Regional Mass Fatality Management Training Evolution held at the Caven Point U.S. Army Reserve Center, Jersey City, New Jersey. NG teams integrated with the New York City and New Jersey Office of Chief Medical Examiner, fire and law enforcement departments, along with other federal and local agenices from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on June 8. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Gillis) (Unreleased).