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176th Wing firefighters protect Nenana from wildfires

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176th Wing firefighters protect Nenana from wildfires

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HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with the Alaska Army National Guard Golf Company, 2-211th, General Support Aviation Battalion

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Retired U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Solomon Atkinson, center, is greeted by Verdie Bowen, right, the director of the Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs, and escorted by son-in-law Franklin Hayward before receiving the Alaska Governor’s Veteran Advocacy Award during a ceremony in Metlakatla, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2018.

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A family photo of Solomon Atkinson shows him smiling.

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Retired U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Solomon Atkinson quietly waits in his wheelchair wearing his SEAL insignia, an eagle perched on a horizontal three-pronged trident, clutching a pistol, with an upright anchor, on his purple beret and decade’s worth of ribbons adorning his jacket before receiving the Alaska Governor’s Veteran Advocacy Award during a ceremony in Metlakatla, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2018.

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Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Edwin Higginbotham addresses his formation as the final commander of the 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment during the unit’s deactivation ceremony at the Camp Carroll flagpole on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Col. Alex Elmore, 297th Regional Support Group commander, shares words of appreciation and highlights the many accomplishments of the 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment during the unit’s deactivation ceremony at the Camp Carroll flagpole on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Edwin Higginbotham, left, 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment commander, assists Staff Sgt. Jonathan Thomas, training noncommissioned officer, with casing the colors signifying the unit's deactivation at a ceremony at the Camp Carroll flagpole on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment salute as the national anthem plays during the unit’s deactivation ceremony at the Camp Carroll flagpole on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment stand tall in formation, honoring their legacy one final time with the current colors before they are cased signifying the unit's deactivation at a ceremony at the Camp Carroll flagpole on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2023.

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Alaska National Guardsmen assist with Interior Alaska wildland fires

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Five 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters deploy from JBER to Interior Alaska Aug. 6, 2023, to fight wildfires. As of the day they deployed, the fires burned more than 60,000 acres.

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Five 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters deploy from JBER to Interior Alaska Aug. 6, 2023, to fight wildfires. As of the day they deployed, the fires burned more than 60,000 acres.

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Five 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters deploy from JBER to Interior Alaska Aug. 6, 2023, to fight wildfires. As of the day they deployed, the fires burned more than 60,000 acres.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 207th Aviation Troop Command operates near Ladd Army Airfield Aug. 3., 2023 in support of wildland fire suppression across Interior Alaska. During fire suppression operations, the UH-60 employs a Bambi Bucket filled with approximately 630 gallons of water from a nearby lake. The Alaska Army National Guard deployed the UH-60 and air crew July 31, 2023 after receiving a resource request from the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection routed through the State Emergency Operations Center.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 207th Aviation Troop Command operates near Ladd Army Airfield Aug. 3., 2023 in support of wildland fire suppression across Interior Alaska. During fire suppression operations, the UH-60 employs a Bambi Bucket filled with approximately 630 gallons of water from a nearby lake. The Alaska Army National Guard deployed the UH-60 and air crew July 31, 2023 after receiving a resource request from the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection routed through the State Emergency Operations Center.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 207th Aviation Troop Command operates near Ladd Army Airfield Aug. 3., 2023 in support of wildland fire suppression across Interior Alaska. During fire suppression operations, the UH-60 employs a Bambi Bucket filled with approximately 630 gallons of water from a nearby lake. The Alaska Army National Guard deployed the UH-60 and air crew July 31, 2023 after receiving a resource request from the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection routed through the State Emergency Operations Center.

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