Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Sharhan Sylva, a wheeled vehicle mechanic, 207th Aviation Regiment, carries sandbags to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska Sept. 28, 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. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)