during training year 2010-2011 the 1st air base group participated as a unit in the military emergency management specialist (mems) program. the military emergency management specialist (mems) academy was established by the state guard association of the united states, inc. (sgaus) in 1998 to promote and advance the practice of emergency management among the various state defense forces or state military reserves. the program is structured around the federal emergency management agency's national incident management system (nims) and incident command system (ics).