Video by Staff Sgt. James Merriman
Arctic Eagle: Arctic Sustainment Package
Alaska National Guard
Feb. 24, 2020 | 2:02
Loadmasters from the 211th Rescue Squadron load an arctic sustainment package onto a HC-130J Combat King II on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in support of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, Feb. 24. The Alaska National Guard is hosting exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a joint-training exercise, Feb. 20 – March 6, throughout Alaska, including JBER, 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, AE20 is designed to increase the National Guard’s ability and effectiveness to operate in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. James Merriman)
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