State command chaplain pitches faith as local baseball coach
Alaska National Guard State Command Chaplain (Col.) Ted McGovern, right, delivers the opening prayer as Tim Barto, the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks Booster Club president, bows his head in unison during a military appreciation baseball game in Chugiak, Alaska, July 14, 2022. In addition to serving the Alaska Guard family, McGovern serves the communities surrounding Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as an assistant coach for a local collegiate baseball team. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)