JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Jonathan Linquist, 922nd Civil Engineer Flight, confers with Darrin Otton, Nome Airport manager, Aug. 23, 2021, at the airport. Arctic Guardians of 176th Wing partnered with Alaskan Command and the U.S. Air Force Reserve as well as civil authorities to conduct site surveys of Nome and Utqiagvik to gauge suitability for search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)