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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John Ininns, a 673d Medical Group perianesthesia nurse and 1st Lt. Jacob Bowman, a Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 99th Medical Group clinical nurse, use a map, hanging in the Main Visitor Center, to plan a trip at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. The 11th annual Military Appreciation Day included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaska-based service members. They used the park’s available resources to plan a backcountry backpacking trip at the park following the event.
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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

Alaska-based service members discover the Eielson Visitor’s Center area during Military Appreciation Day at Mile 66, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. This was the 11th annual Military Appreciation Day which included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaskan based military members. The Eielson Bluffs area has always been famous for its amazing views of Denali on clear days, and it is not uncommon to see wildlife on the surrounding hillsides.
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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John Ininns, a 673d Medical Group perianesthesia nurse, points at a map hanging in the Main Visitor Center at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. The 11th annual Military Appreciation Day included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaska-based service members. Ininns was using the park’s resources to plan a backcountry backpacking trip at the park following the event.
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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

Alaska-based service members discover the Eielson Visitor’s Center area during Military Appreciation Day at Mile 66, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. This was the 11th annual Military Appreciation Day which included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaskan based military members. The Eielson Bluffs area has always been famous for its amazing views of Denali on clear days, and it is not uncommon to see wildlife on the surrounding hillsides.
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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

Alaska-based service members discover the Eielson Visitor’s Center area during Military Appreciation Day at Mile 66, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. This was the 11th annual Military Appreciation Day which included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaskan based military members. The Eielson Bluffs area has always been famous for its amazing views of Denali on clear days, and it is not uncommon to see wildlife on the surrounding hillsides.
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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

Denali is visible to visitors at Reflection Pond during Military Appreciation Day at Mile 85.3 in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. The 11th annual Military Appreciation Day included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaska-based service members. With the warm, dry weather conditions this year, road lottery recipients were given the chance to drive out to the end of the park road at Mile 92.
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Alaska-based service members explore Denali

Denali is visible to visitors at Reflection Pond during Military Appreciation Day at Mile 85.3 in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2018. The 11th annual Military Appreciation Day included 400 “road lottery” tickets given out to Alaska-based service members. With the warm, dry weather conditions this year, road lottery recipients were given the chance to drive out to the end of the park road at Mile 92.
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J-bear tracking

James Wendland, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron chief conservation law enforcement officer, climbs into a black bear den in search of the fallen tracking collar, while Mark Sledge, 673 CES senior conservation law enforcement officer, keeps watch at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, learning where animals have their young, how young animals disperse as they mature, and where animals hibernate or overwinter is valuable to managing wildlife.
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J-bear tracking

Mark Sledge, 673d Civil Engineering Squadron senior conservation law enforcement officer, and James Wendland, 673 CES chief conservation law enforcement officer, approach a black bear den at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. Making loud noises while walking the trails will alert the wildlife of your presence and reduce a surprise encounter.
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J-bear tracking

James Wendland, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron chief conservation law enforcement officer, lifts a wireless bear tracking system in search of a Joint Base Elmendorf-Ricahrdson black bear, April 16, 2018. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, by the mid-1960s, Very High Frequency radio telemetry devices began a revolution in wildlife research and management by vastly improving biologists’ ability to locate animals.
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J-bear tracking

James Wendland, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron chief conservation law enforcement officer, approaches a known black bear den with a wireless bear tracking system at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. Negligent refuse disposal practices are the leading cause of wildlife encounters in populated JBER communities. At JBER there are strict rules which regulate when tipster trashcans can be parked outside for disposal.
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J-bear tracking

James Wendland, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron chief conservation law enforcement officer, inspects claw marks on a hollowed out tree at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the black bear is the smallest of the North American bears – adults stand about 29 inches at the shoulders and are about 60 inches from nose to tail. Males are larger than females, and weigh about 180 to 200 pounds in the spring.
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J-bear tracking

Mark Sledge, 673d Civil Engineering Squadron senior conservation law enforcement officer, observes a black bear family at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. Once the CLEOs found the black bear family, they discovered the tracking collar had fallen from around the adult bear’s neck.
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J-bear tracking

A black bear cub climbs a tree while its mother observes from the ground at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game there are an estimated 100,000 black bears in Alaska. Black bears are the more abundant and widely distributed of the three species in North America.
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J-bear tracking

James Wendland, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron chief conservation law enforcement officer, readies his pepper ball gun as he approaches a known black bear den at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson CLEOs regularly educate the local community to prevent chance encounters.
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J-bear tracking

Mark Sledge, 673d Civil Engineering Squadron senior conservation law enforcement officer, drives toward a known black bear den at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2018. Two JBER CLEOs were in search of a black bear to collect data from its tracking device.
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Military Appreciation Day at Denali

A female grizzly bear walks on Park Road at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2017. The park is home to 39 mammals that vary from shrews to bears.
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Military Appreciation Day at Denali

Service members respectively review photos at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2017. Congress created Denali National Park in 1917 with the original purpose to protect Dall sheep from over-hunting.
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Military Appreciation Day at Denali

A couple looks at the mountains during Military Appreciation Day at Denali National Park’s Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2017. Military Appreciation Day is an annual event that provides the opportunity for up to 400 active service members and their families to drive Denali Park Road.
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Military Appreciation Day at Denali

Viewers look at the mountains at Denali National Park’s Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2017.The Denali National Park and Preserve hosts an annual lottery for road travel permits with an extra day for Military Appreciation Day, open to active duty service-members and their families.
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