Commander ~ Ricky Summers
Ricky Summers was born in State College, PA on Oct 03, 1972. I joined the Air Force in Nov 1991; in April 1992 I was stationed here at Mountain Home AFB and retired from the Air Force Jan 2013. I joined Elmore County Search & Rescue in Sept 2008 and have enjoyed all the training and SAR missions to help rescue lost and injured subjects. I was elected ECSAR Commander (SAR 1) January 2013. I am an avid outdoors man while enjoying hunting, fishing, ATV's, UTV's, motorcycling, hiking, snowmobiling, and camping. I enjoy my time with this great organization. The best part of our organization is that all members are volunteers which makes this unit unique. We have a very diverse county with every style of terrain imaginable from desert to rivers and rolling hills to 10,000 ft mountain peaks. We have many different sizes of water reservoirs from ponds to 3 different dams, streams and even the mighty Snake River. If you get lost in Elmore County we will find you.
Vice Commander ~ Kevin Mitchell
Hello, my name is Kevin Mitchell, SAR 2. I grew up in Upstate New York, where I joined the USAF at 18. I came to Mountain Home in 1996, where I met my wife and started a family. I traveled the world as an AMMO troop and retired in 2015 after 23 years. I'm an avid hunter, trapper, fisherman and outdoors man. I love everything Idaho has to offer and spend at least 80% of my time in the hills, on the water, playing with cows, and just being outdoors. My wife and I became members of ECSAR in February 2019. Since I'm retired, I quickly embraced everything SAR. I jumped in feet first with every search and training possible. I was appointed to SAR 7 in 2019-2020, SAR 6 in 2020-2021, and finally SAR 2 in July 2021. I have all the skills, and the time as SAR 2 to lead ECSAR in the field or at the building! I've showed this in many settings: on the mountain, on the river, at the fundraisers, at the trainings, etc, and I strive to make ECSAR the best it can be!
Treasurer ~ Desiree Johnson:
Desiree was born in Reno, Nevada. At 18 she joined the Air Force as an Aviation Resource Manager and was stationed in Mountain Home. She enjoyed the small town feel and abundance of outdoor activities so much that after being sent to New Mexico for the final three years of her career, she moved back to Mountain Home. Des joined SAR in 2016. She immediately embraced the mission, responding to every training and search that she could. Her dedication made her an obvious choice to be appointed as the SAR 6 Liaison when the position became vacant. Currently Des is SAR 6, the assistant team lead for Tech Rescue, and a member of the swift water, foot, and ATV teams. Professionally, Des has been extensively involved in various resource and budgeting programs with the Air Force.
Training Officer ~ Josh Hill
Josh was born in Washington state. At 18 he joined the Air Force as a support equipment mechanic and moved to Texas. In 2002 after four years in the Lone Star State, the Air Force brought Josh to Mountain Home. He enjoyed the small town feel and abundance of outdoor activities so much, that when he was sent on a remote overseas assignment, he chose to come back to Mountain Home to finish out his career, retiring in 2018. Josh joined SAR in early 2014. He immediately embraced the mission, responding to every training and search that he could. His dedication brought the opportunity from the officers to assist the team even more as the Quartermaster. Currently Josh is the assistant team lead for the swift water team, as well as a member of the rope, foot, and ATV teams. Professionally, Josh has been extensively involved in various training programs, from leading job related and safety program training, to building new programs from the ground up.n will be coming soon!
Team Liaison ~ Stephanie Junker
Stephanie was born in Arizona but being a military child, she grew up in Spokane, Washington. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest she has always love the outdoors and helping people. This brought along her desire and passion to join the Air National Guard in 2008. She then became a member of the Fatality Search and Recovery Team (FSRT) in 2011 where she was a member for 6 years. During this time Steph attend many military exercises and trainings, to include Wildfire support and Cascadia Rising. Steph then married her now husband AJ an Active-Duty Air Force member. They got stationed at Mountain Home, AFB in September of 2022, coming here from San Antonio. TX. Wanting to be more involved in her new community she decided to join ECSAR in October 2022. She decided her talents in helping the organization would be best filled as an officer. Professionally, Steph is a Unit Training Manager for the 124 th Maintenance Group at Gowen Field in Boise. On her free time, she is actively involved in her church as a Unit Leader for American Heritage Girls and leading Bible Studies. She enjoys hiking, hunting, working out, traveling and spending time with her husband and dog.
QuarterMaster ~ Mike Lewis:
I grew up in a small town outside of Athens, Georgia. During my senior year of high school in 1992, I joined our local fire-rescue organization. I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1997 and went into Electrical Power Production. During my 23 years in the military, I served on combat search and rescue teams, and performed search and recovery missions as well. I retired from the Air Force from Mountain Home AFB in 2019. My family and I loved the area and everything outdoors that Idaho has to offer and decided to stay. I can be found riding my ATV on any of our trail systems throughout the state, on the lake fishing, or in the mountains hunting. I joined SAR in 2022. Shortly after, the Quartermaster position became open, and I accepted the appointment. I love being a part of ECSAR and being able to give back to our community.
SAR Coordinator ~ Stan Winings
More information will be coming soon!
