Alaska Organized Militia supports Operation Merbok Response
Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Amanda Reeves, a crew chief assigned to the 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado)