U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, speaks to attendees at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2022. The AFN Convention is the principal forum for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, speaks with Maria Coleman (right), vice president and 2nd Chief of the Native Village of Eklutna, at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2022. The AFN Convention is the principal forum for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe (left), Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard and the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom (center), commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler (right), 11th Airborne Division commanding general, speak at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention at the Denaʼina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2022. The AFN Convention is the principal forum for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, speaks at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2022. The AFN Convention is the principal forum for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado)