U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tabarus James, with the 141st Civil Engineering Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, puts on protective equipment prior to searching for missing persons in Oso, Wash., March 27, 2014, in the aftermath of a mudslide. U.S. Service members with the Washington National Guard partnered with state emergency management personnel and civilian volunteers to search for survivors following a mudslide that covered 1 square mile in a rural community 55 miles northeast of Seattle.