The Civil Air Patrol a lower profile service but they still do a lot of downed aircraft search work and could be a source of information for those with ham gear. Civil Air Patrol - United States Air Force Auxiliary They run a lot of VHF repeaters and most 2 meter radios should be able to monitor. They even have a repeater in Roswell 148.1500 143.7000 167.9 NM Roswell Civil Air Patrol - The RadioReference Wiki
I was a member of the CAP as a teenager, it was a great group. I've thought about joining the "adult" side of things, but I just don't have the time right now, (going to school, FT job, family, etc.)
Former CAP member ground team leader, Aerial radiation monitor, Rated observer... It was an interesting group... only issue was time constraints...
