The Hon. Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator from Iowa, speaks with Soldiers and Airmen of the Iowa National Guard at the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program informational event held at the U.S. Capitol, June 16, 2016. Delegations from 19 different sta

The Hon. Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator from Iowa, speaks with Soldiers and Airmen of the Iowa National Guard at the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program informational event held at the U.S. Capitol, June 16, 2016. Delegations from 19 different states and territories were Washington D.C. to build awareness and understanding of the SPP among Congress and Congressional staff members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John E. Hillier/released)

Maj. Gen. Patrick A. Murphy, National Guard director of Strategic Plans and Policy, speaks with the Hon. Madeline Bordallo, Congresswoman for Guam, at the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program information event at the U.S. Capitol June 16, 2016.

Maj. Gen. Patrick A. Murphy, National Guard director of Strategic Plans and Policy, speaks with the Hon. Madeline Bordallo, Congresswoman for Guam, at the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program information event at the U.S. Capitol June 16, 2016. Delegations from 19 different states and territories were Washington D.C. to build awaremess and understanding of the SPP among Congress and Congressional staff members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John E. Hillier/released)

A C-130 of the 130th Tactical Airlift Group, West Virginia Air National Guard, flies over the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1981.

A C-130 of the 130th Tactical Airlift Group, West Virginia Air National Guard, flies over the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1981.

An F-106A Delta Dart of the 177th Fighter Interceptor Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, escorts a Soviet Tu-95RT (“Bear”) maritime surveillance aircraft off the U.S. East Coast, around 1980.

An F-106A Delta Dart of the 177th Fighter Interceptor Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, escorts a Soviet Tu-95RT (“Bear”) maritime surveillance aircraft off the U.S. East Coast, around 1980.

Ground crew prepares a C-97G of the 146th Air Transportation Wing (Heavy), California Air National Guard, for a flight to Southeast Asia, March 1967.

Ground crew prepares a C-97G of the 146th Air Transportation Wing (Heavy), California Air National Guard, for a flight to Southeast Asia, March 1967.

1966 - Gerald Patrick 'Jerry' Mathers is an actor who served in the California Air National Guard from 1966 to 1969.

Gerald Patrick 'Jerry' Mathers is an actor who served in the California Air National Guard from 1966 to 1969. Prior to that, he starred as the 'Beaver,' the younger son of a stereotypical middle-class 1950s suburban family, in the popular television situation comedy Leave It To Beaver from 1957 to 1963. Mathers was one of a number of celebrities and other public figures who fulfilled their military obligations by serving in the Guard or Reserves before the draft ended in the 1970s.