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U.S. Air Force service member with the 212th Rescue Squadron, packs his parachute after jumping out of a HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron in response to a simulated alert rescue call near Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Eagle, Feb. 25, 2020. The Alaska National Guard is hosting exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a joint-training exercise, Feb. 20 to March 6, 2020 throughout Alaska, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and as far north as Teshekpuk Lake. As a homeland security and emergency response exercise, Arctic Eagle 20 is designed to increase the National Guard’s ability and effectiveness to operate in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments.