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The Air National Guard and the War on Drugs: Non-State Actors before 9/11, by Alan D. Meyer and David P. Anderson.
The Air National Guard combated "Non-State Actors" at home and abroad long before the term became familiar in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, primarily through counterdrug operations. This article briefly explores four instances of using the Air National Guard to engage non-state actors prior to 9/11. These case studies, drawn from America's decades-long war on drugs, include two long-term overseas counternarcotics undertakings, a domestic National Guard Bureau counterdrug program conducted in conjunction with civilian law enforcement agencies, and a series of overseas military engineering and medical civic assistance exercises intended to promote host nation and regional stability.
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History Feature 
Major General John J. Pesch was the Director of the Air National Guard from 20 April 1974 to 31 January 1977. He was a combat pilot with the Eighth Air Force in Europe during World War Two. In 1947, he became a charter member of the Maine Air National Guard's 132d Fighter Interceptor Squadron. 
