Alaska Army Guard 1st Lt. Michael Reahl, right, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, is welcomed home by Chaplain (Capt.) Blake Hart on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 10, 2024, after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. Approximately 100 Soldiers of “Bison” Company, as they are affectionally known, deployed in November as part of Operation Spartan Shield. (Alaska National Guard photo by Balinda O’Neal)