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Command Chief Master Sgt. Winfield S. Hinkley Jr.

176th Wing prepares mobile rescue operations center for ARCTIC ACE

Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar, the incoming senior noncommissioned officer in charge, 38th Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, gives a speech during a change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30. Phlegar assumed the role as the senior enlisted leader from Command Sgt. Maj. Maureen Meehan, making Phlegar the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)

Col. Tim Brower, commander of 38th Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, gives a speech during a change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30. Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar assumed the role as the senior enlisted leader from Command Sgt. Maj. Maureen Meehan, making Phlegar the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)

Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar (center), the incoming senior noncommissioned officer in charge, 38th Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, inspects the ceremonial scepter during a change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30. Phlegar assumed the role as the senior enlisted leader from Command Sgt. Maj. Maureen Meehan (left), making Phlegar the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)

Col. Tim Brower (center), commander of 38th Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, passes the ceremonial scepter to Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar (right) during a change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30. Phlegar assumed the role as the senior enlisted leader from Command Sgt. Maj. Maureen Meehan (left), making Phlegar the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)

Col. Richard Koch, Alaska Army National Guard chaplain, leads a prayer at the 38th Troop Command change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30. Command Sgt. Maj. John Phlegar assumed the role as the senior enlisted leader from Command Sgt. Maj. Maureen Meehan, making Phlegar the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of the brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, right, awards Master Sgt. Jennifer Pottinger a coin during a visit to Eielson Airforce Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, right, awards Tech Sgt. Steven Woodson a coin during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, right, awards Staff Sgt. Salem Dogbe a coin during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, right, awards Staff Sgt. Austin Cardines a coin during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, right, awards Tech Sgt. Ernesto Torres a coin during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, left, awards Staff Sgt. Jessica Hooker a coin during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, left, awards Staff Sgt. Maura Trujillo a coin during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard speaks with Lt. Col. Ron Oliver during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard speaks with Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Porter during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard meets with Airman and Soldiers to discuss strategy and leadership skills in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard meets with Airman and Soldiers to discuss strategy and leadership skills in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard speaks to the 268th Security Forces Squadron during his visit to Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, March 24, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Sgt. Serita Unin, a fireteam leader with Bison Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, poses for a photo on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 16, 2021. Unin made Alaska National Guard history by becoming the first infantry qualified woman in the organization after she reclassified into the infantry military occupational specialty last month. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)