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230204-F-IP109-0167

Bowhead whale jaw bones extend from the frozen earth between the Arctic Ocean and the U.S.’ northernmost city of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. Little is known about the history of the symbolic “Gateway to the Arctic,” though some sources date it towards the end of the 19th century. Utqiagvik is home to Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, which provides vital intelligence, enabling senior leaders to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom (left), commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg (right), senior enlisted leader, ANR and ALCOM and command chief, 11th AF, stand on the frozen Arctic Ocean during a visit to Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. The leaders and a team of Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson visited Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site and engaged with the primarily Alaska Native traditional whaling community of Utqiagvik, whose welcoming and continued support of the military makes the Point Barrow mission possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom (fourth from right), commander, Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Alaskan Command (ALCOM) and Eleventh Air Force, and a team of Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson gather for a photo in front of the historic “Gateway to the Arctic” at the U.S.’ northernmost city of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. While little is known about the landmark, sources date the display back as far as the end of the 19th century. The bowhead whale jaw bones, embedded in a gray pebbled beach alongside the shell of a traditional whaling boat, are said to symbolize Utqiagvik’s relationship to the sea and whaling. The Airmen visited Utqiagvik for a site visit of Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, as well as to engage with the whaling community of Utqiagvik, whose welcoming and continued support of the military makes the Point Barrow mission possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230224-F-UN330-1216

Airmen assigned to the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III for departure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230224-F-UN330-1111

Airmen assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron and 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a 517th AS C-17 Globemaster III for departure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230224-F-UN330-1107

Airmen assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron and 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a 517th AS C-17 Globemaster III for departure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom (fourth from right), commander, Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Alaskan Command (ALCOM) and Eleventh Air Force, and a team of Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson gather for a photo in front of the historic “Gateway to the Arctic” at the U.S.’ northernmost city of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. While little is known about the landmark, sources date the display back as far as the end of the 19th century. The bowhead whale jaw bones, embedded in a gray pebbled beach alongside the shell of a traditional whaling boat, are said to symbolize Utqiagvik’s relationship to the sea and whaling. The Airmen visited Utqiagvik for a site visit of Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, as well as to engage with the whaling community of Utqiagvik, whose welcoming and continued support of the military makes the Point Barrow mission possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230224-F-UN330-1069

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, left, the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Col. Mike Fea, right, the 673d Medial Group commander and Defense Health Agency - Alaska Market director, discuss operations aboard a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

An enclosed bridge, designed to protect staff against the Arctic weather and polar bears, connects “A train” to “B train” at Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. The site is composed primarily of infrastructure and equipment dating back to 1957 and is manned by a few contractors and two active- duty Airmen, who deploy on rotation approximately every 30 days from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230224-F-UN330-1042

Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing board a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

Day breaks at Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. The site is composed primarily of infrastructure and equipment dating back to 1957 and is manned by a few contractors and two active- duty Airmen, who deploy on rotation approximately every 30 days from Joint -Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230224-F-UN330-1027

Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing board a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

Day breaks at Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. The site is composed primarily of infrastructure and equipment dating back to 1957 and is manned by a few contractors and two active- duty Airmen, who deploy on rotation approximately every 30 days from Joint -Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Reeves (left), 301st Intelligence Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pfeifer (right), 381st Intelligence Squadron, stand outside a secure location at Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. Pfeifer and Reeves are filling the only two active-duty military positions filled by a team of Airmen who deploy from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to man the site on 30-day rotations. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230224-F-UN330-1005

Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing depart the Joint Mobility Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023. The Airmen are traveling Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for exercise Agile Reaper 23-1. AR 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment and allows personnel to rehearse capabilities to provide air dominance, global mobility, and command/control for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pfeifer (left), 381st Intelligence Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Reeves (right), 301st Intelligence Squadron, during a visit to Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site , north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. Pfeifer and Reeves are filling the only two active-duty military positions filled by a team of Airmen who deploy from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to man the site on 30-day rotations. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stanton Brown, 611th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, briefs U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, on a cage designed to trap intruding polar bears at Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site during a visit, north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. The site is composed primarily of infrastructure and equipment dating back to 1957 and is manned by a few contractors and two active-duty Airmen, who deploy on rotation approximately every 30 days from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230204-F-IP109-0167

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, examines Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site during a site visit, north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 4, 2023. The site is composed primarily of infrastructure and equipment dating back to 1957 and is manned by a few contractors and two active-duty Airmen, who deploy on rotation approximately every 30 days from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The intelligence provided by Point Barrow and other radar stations strategically located across the state of Alaska enables senior leaders the ability to make timely informed decisions in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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230301-F-MU239-0264

Airman 1st Class Arion White, front, a fuels distribution operator assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, and Tech. Sgt. Jordan Laughlin, back, the fuels distribution section chief assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, carry a fuel hose to refuel an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 at Tinian International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, March 1, 2023. AR 23-1 is an Agile Combat Employment exercise and tests ACE’s hub and spoke frameworks by only employing bare-necessity, mission essential personnel and equipment to operate in a degraded environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Staker)

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230301-F-MU239-0264

Airman 1st Class Arion White, front, a fuels distribution operator assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, and Tech. Sgt. Jordan Laughlin, back, the fuels distribution section chief assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, carry a fuel hose to refuel an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 at Tinian International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, March 1, 2023. AR 23-1 is an Agile Combat Employment exercise and tests ACE’s hub and spoke frameworks by only employing bare-necessity, mission essential personnel and equipment to operate in a degraded environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Hailey Staker)

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