Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Elijah Gutierrez, with the AKNG Counterdrug Support Program, interacts with students during Red Ribbon Week at Klatt Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 4, 2024. Red Ribbon Week is a nationwide campaign focused on promoting a healthy and drug-free lifestyle amongst the nation’s youth by delivering prevention information at school assemblies in collaboration with the Alaska National Guard Counterdrug Support Program, Drug Enforcement Agency, local law enforcement, and elected officials. The 2024 RRW events were held at six elementary schools across Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)