JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Tristan Maxwell, 144th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Staff Sgt. Brock Shope (driving), 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron transportation craftsman, load cargo for the Defense Commissary Agency from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson via a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron to the remote village hub of Bethel, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2021. The AKNG partnered with DeCA in order to provide discounted groceries to eligible military- and DoD-affiliated patrons during a one-day event Aug. 7. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel)