Lt. Col. Eric Marcellus, Joint Task Force Commander-Nome, briefs Larry Pederson, front, Bering Straits Native Cooperation, Vice President of Nome Operations, and Glenn Steckman, city manager, in Nome, Alaska, Mar. 2. Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic region. AEP22 enhances the ability of military and civilian inter-agency partners to respond to a variety of emergency and homeland security missions across Alaska and the Arctic. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)