. >> in the air, lieutenant colonel john klatt is a performer. on the ground, he's somewhat of a celebrity. for the air national guard, he's a secret weapon. >> how much of the air shows are purely about recruitment? >> all services have found air shows to be a wonderful opportunity to have one-on-one interaction with boys and girls that might be interested in a career in the military. >> klatt, a 23-year veteran of the air national guard has been deployed as a fighter pilot to iraq. in a war zone, the air guard can call in air strikes and provide logistical support to the air force. when not on the frontlines, the 106,000 air guard members are ordered by state governors to assist during natural disasters. >> so this is the mt propeller. >> in 2005, klatt partnered with the air guard to boost its profile. >> it was about ten years ago i was at an air show in missouri and i saw the air national guard recruiters in the back of the hangar without the visibility that they really deserved. >> and we're off. >> klatt took us up to demonstrate what capt

the air guard estimates it used to get 25 potential candidates at a recruiting event but after a john klatthow the number of people who considered joining soars to 300. so klatt's most dynamic maneuver may be to perform a successful publicity stunt. seth doane, cbs news, north kingston, rhode island. >> schieffer: and that's the news. for scott pelley, i'm bob schieffer. cbs news in new york. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >> we begin with breaking news out of capital heights, maryland. three people are in the hospital after they were hurt in a house fire. it started late this afternoon in a two story duplex in the 600 block of carrington court. ken is live there with the latest. ken. >> reporter: well derek, i just spoke to a spokesman for the fire department who brought us up to date with the latest conditions. we are being told a 15-year-old boy taken out of here in critical condition has been stabilized at prince georges county hospital. now in the process of being transported to me