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Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency personnel train in high-angle rope rescue with Airmen from the Washington National Guard’s 141st Fatality Search and Rescue Recovery team during a simulated search and rescue scenario as part of exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 7.

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Alaska firefighter and paramedic Breanna Love, right, Palmer Fire and Rescue, speaks with M. Munguntsetseg, head of the local Red Cross, through A. Saingileg, a translator, about local disaster response during a table top exercise as part of exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 7. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise designed to test processes while maximizing realism through a series of scenarios. It will consist of a field training exercise in mass medical care, hazmat response and search and rescue. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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Alaska National Guard Maj. Chelsea Aspelund, chief of public affairs, 176th Wing, leads an expert academic discussion on the United Nations initiative for Women, Peace and Security during exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 6. Gobi Wolf is a multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement between military components of the government of Mongolia, U.S. Army Pacific and civil components. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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A Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team takes notes on shoring during a disaster scenario during the field training portion of Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 6. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise conducted as a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Ryan Smith, 176th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, observes a Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team demonstrate hazmat decontamination procedures during exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 10. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise conducted as a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement. The FTX focuses on hazmat response, mass medical care and search and rescue. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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A Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team demonstrates hazmat decontamination procedures during exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 10. Gobi Wolf is a multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement between military components of the government of Mongolia and U.S. Army Pacific. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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A Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team lowers from a helicopter to hoist a basket stretcher during a simulated search and rescue scenario as part of Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 8. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise conducted as a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement. The field training exercise focuses on hazardous material response, mass medical care, and search and rescue. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Julie Small assumed responsibility as the new command senior enlisted leader of the Alaska National Guard Oct. 1. As the newest CSEL, she will serves as a voice for all enlisted personnel and plans to make her presence well-known. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega)

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Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen from Joint Task Force-Alaska rebuild the door of a small garage in Golovin, Alaska, Sept. 27, 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 Pfc. Bradford Jackson)

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Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen from Joint Task Force-Alaska rebuild the door of a small garage in Golovin, Alaska, Sept. 27, 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 Pfc. Bradford Jackson)

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CSM Julie Small was born in Salinas, California and raised in Alaska where she enlisted in the Alaska Army National Guard in March 1995. She completed Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Clerk Typist Advanced Individual Training as well as Personnel Service Sergeant Course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. CSM Small currently serves as Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the Alaska National Guard. (Alaska National Guard courtesy photo)

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Alaska State Defense Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Henry, left, and Staff Sgt. (AK) Michael Uttereyuk identify storm damage with Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, in Scammon Bay, Alaska, Sept. 19, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which is comprised 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 Dana Rosso)

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An Alaska National Guardsman assists a community member of Kipnuk, Alaska in moving a boat for storm recovery efforts during Operation Merbok Response Sept. 24, 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 Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)

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Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Tristan John, from Kwigillingok and an infantryman with B Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, travels to Tununak via a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, to assist in site assessment and debris cleanup as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 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 Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)

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Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Jakobe Horne, right, an information technologist specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment from Anchorage, plays with a local child while taking a break from assisting with property damage as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Emily Batchelor, a public affairs specialist with the 176th Wing from Eagle River, explains how service members from Joint Task Force – Bethel are going to repair a damaged porched as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Tristan John, right, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment from Kwigillingok, and Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kua Xiong, a services technician with the 176th Force Support Squadron from Anchorage, discuss options as they repair a damaged porch as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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Service members assigned to Joint Task Force – Bethel repair a road in Tununak, Alaska, as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 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 Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)

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Alaska National Guardsmen of Joint Task Force-Bethel clear storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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A member of the Alaska Organized Militia operates a front-end loader tractor to clear storm debri in Golovin, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response Sept. 26, 2022. More than 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 Courtesy photo)

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