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Alaska’s Adjutant General Continues Rural Hub Visits to Grow National Guard Capacity

Students at Nome-Beltz Jr/Sr High School, perform traditional Native dances and music for visitors from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in Nome, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2019. Members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Nome, Alaska, Dec. 17-18, as part of the department’s new rural operations hub concept to strengthen the department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities.

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Under Secretary Visits Interior of Alaska Military Bases

U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin Bishop, 354th Fighter Wing commander, and Honorable John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, pose for a photo outside of Amber Hall on Eielson AFB, AK, Dec. 9, 2019. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters concerning the formation of national security and defense policy.

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Director of the Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs Appointed to Serve on Federal Committee

Mr. Verdie Bowen, the director of veterans affairs, Alaska, delivers welcoming remarks for the annual Veterans Day ceremony held at the National Guard Armory at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 11, 2019. The ceremony included speeches from various individuals, a fallen warrior ceremony, a presentation of wreaths and a moment of silence for those who have fallen.

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354th Fighter Wing Airmen Develop, Test New F-35A Arctic Survival Kit

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Rumke, 66th Training Squadron, Detachment 1, Arctic Survival School instructor, tests an F-35A Lightning II survival gear kit in Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 5, 2019. Rumke sat in minus 65 degree temperatures for six hours to test the new gear that could be used to protect F-35 pilots from subzero temperatures in the event of an ejection.

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Navy, Marine Corps Achieve First in Arctic Exercise

Sailors participating in the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019, coordinate movements of machines and equipment while testing a system to transfer fluid from ship to shore in Seward, Alaska, Sept. 17. This capability could be used in a variety of scenarios to including humanitarian relief missions such as the emergency resupply of heating fuel to Alaskan communities cut off by natural disaster. Approximately 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel participate in AECE 2019, a joint training exercise that tests expeditionary logistical capabilities in the Arctic region and prepares joint forces to respond to crises across the Indo-Pacific.

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Admiral Visits Cordova as Part of Navy's Arctic Expeditionary Exercise

Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, learns about local commercial fishing processes from John Renner, a commercial fisherman in Cordova. Gray was in Alaska along with approximately 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel supporting the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019. AECE 2019, is a joint training exercise that tests expeditionary logistical capabilities in the Arctic region and prepares joint forces to respond to crises across the Indo-Pacific.

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USS Comstock Arrives in Kodiak, Alaska

USS Comstock (LSD 45) pulls into Kodiak, Alaska, for a port visit during the Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019. Approximately 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel participate in AECE 2019, a joint training exercise that tests expeditionary logistical capabilities in the Arctic region and prepares joint forces to respond to crises across the Indo-Pacific.

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Navy Divers Clear Fishing Vessel from Alaska Harbor in Arctic Exercise

Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One continue work on the dismantlement of the F/V Heritage, an abandoned vessel that had been blocking access to a boat ramp on Adak Island in Alaska™s Aleutian island chain, in support of Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019. AECE 2019 is an INDOPACOM exercise focusing on the integration of naval forces to demonstrate feasibility of amphibious operations, wet logistics over the shore (WETLOTS), expeditionary mine countermeasures, mobile diving and salvage, and offshore petroleum discharge system (OPDS) operations while operating over extended distances in an austere operating environment. Navy and Marine Corps participants will conduct operational and tactical actions to validate the Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) and the Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) concepts.

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Alaska Unit Succeeds in Arctic Test of Unmanned Vehicles, Anti-Mine Systems

Operations Specialist 1st Class Sean McNamara, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One (EODMU1), launches the Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish for an initial underwater survey of Sweeper Cove on Adak Island in the Alaska's Aleutian chain. EODMU 1 is providing expeditionary mine countermeasures support in support of Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise 2019. EODMU1 provides operational EOD capabilities to include locating, identifying, rendering safe, exploiting, recovering and disposing of all explosive ordnance.

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EOD Group One Communications Team Successfully Test High Frequency Communications in Simulated Contested Environment

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One established high-frequency radio communications from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One operating over 2,000 miles away in Adak, Alaska during Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019 with high frequency antennas (pictured). Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One is testing a variety of communications to prepare for operating in austere environments supporting EOD forces in eliminating explosive threats. AECE is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Indo-Pacific.

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Airmen Exercise Agile Combat Employment at Red Flag Alaska

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Kadena Air Base, Japan, launch an F-15 Eagle at Allen Army Airfield during Red Flag-Alaska 19-3 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Aug 8, 2019. During the exercise, Fort Greely was used to implement agile combat employment, which allows aircraft maintainers to perform maintenance operations in remote locations with as few people as possible.

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100 Years of 3rd Wing Service

In this file photo, Col Homer K. Hansen, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing Commander, sits in his cockpit after flying the wing's 100,000th combat mission at Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon, South Vietnam.

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National Guard Rescue Team Saves Two Hikers at Penguin Peak

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska - A pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron assesses an injured hiker inside an Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after two hikers were hoisted off of an Alaskan mountain, July 17, 2019. One of the hikers was injured after falling about 30 feet from a ridge into a saddle, and was unable to walk.

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U.S. Army Alaska Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord commander passes the USARAK colors to Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, U.S. Army Alaska commander, during a change of command ceremony on Pershing FieldJuly 16.

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National Guard Units Participate in OCRA Excercise 2019

Mississippi Army National Guard Maj. Richmond Lachney and Staff Sgt. Vernon Wasson, 47th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, unload equipment from an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during ORCA 2019 in Alaska, July 16. ORCA is a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear threats response exercise designed for participants to provide support in the aftermath of hazardous materials incidents. ORCA tests interoperability between agencies increases opportunities for working relationships and practices requests for assistance methods. 120 National Guardsmen from CST units in Alaska, Mississippi, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii and Washington are in Alaska to participate in Exercise ORCA 2019. 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation aircrews from the Alaska unit transported CST members to several exercise locations in support of event scenarios.

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Eielson hosts Arctic Lightning Airshow, First in Over a Decade

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing taxis after performing an aerial demonstration during the 2019 Arctic Lightning Airshow (ALA 2019) at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 13, 2019. ALA 2019 afforded the community a rare opportunity to see both the F-22 and F-35A Lightning II in action together.

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U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers conduct close air support training mission during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 12, 2019. This U.S. Pacific Air Forces large force exercise enables U.S. and international forces to strengthen partnerships and improve interoperability by sharing tactics, techniques and procedures for multi-domain operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Heller)

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MQ-9s Join RED FLAG-Alaska for First Time

A U.S. Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 108th Attack Squadron out of Hancock Air Force Base (AFB), New York, taxis during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, June 6, 2019. During the exercise, the MQ-9 was flown remotely by pilots located at Hancock AFB, which is more than 4,000 miles away.

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Navy Region Northwest Commander Makes Cordova Visit

Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight (HSC-8), currently embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), conduct a search and rescue swimmer (SAR) demonstration over Eyak Lake in Cordova, Alaska for members of the local community. The demonstration is part of a U.S. Navy community outreach effort held in conjunction with Exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge 2019 is an U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Indo-Pacific.

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Navy Region Northwest Commander Makes Cordova Visit

During a visit to Cordova, Alaska, Rear Admiral Scott Gray, Commander Navy Region Northwest, learns about the rich history of local veterans from the city's mayor, Clay Koplin. The visit was part of a U.S. Navy community outreach effort held in conjunction with Exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge 2019 is an U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Indo-Pacific.

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