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Pfc. Hunter Skaw (right), enlists in the Alaska Army National Guard as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer. Skaw enlisted while he was a junior at Colony High School in Wasilla, Alaska, and went to basic combat training during the summer before his senior year. He used the Alaska Army National Guard's program to receive high school credits for attending BCT before graduating. (Courtesy photo)

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Soldiers of the Recruit Sustainment Program visit Sitka, Alaska for their drill weekend, Aug. 7-8, 2021. The RSP helps prepare new recruits for basic combat training, and is where they are assigned until they are fully trained and handed off to their units. (Courtesy photo by Sgt. Maata Finau)

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Medevac aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard provided emergency medical assistance and helicopter medical evacuation to a 75-year old man after he fell into a river and drowned, requiring immediate resuscitation and sustaining multiple injuries, Aug. 12. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army National Guard crew chief, Staff Sgt. Bradley McKenzie)

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Staff Sergeant Damion Minchaca (left), an Alaska Army National Guard flight paramedic, provides critical en route care to a 75-year old man after he fell into a river and drowned, requiring immediate resuscitation, and sustaining multiple injuries, Aug. 12, 2021. Spec. Stefano James (right), a UH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter crew chief, provided medical assistance. The aircraft and crew, from Detachment 2, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, hoisted the patient into the aircraft and provided medevac support. A fishing guide saved the patient’s life, and the seamless, joint effort of the Alaska Air National Guard’s Rescue Coordination Center and Army National Guard’s Det. 2, G-Co, 2-211th AVN ensured a successful rescue and crucial medical care during transport to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. The patient was delivered to the hospital within two hours of the AST request for support, and he was passed directly to a physician on site for continuation of necessary medical care. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army National Guard crew chief, Staff Sgt. Bradley McKenzie)

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter from Detachment 2, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, sits on a gravel sandbar at the headwater of the Yentna River, Alaska, about 70 miles northwest of Anchorage in a remote area that may only be accessed by aircraft or boat. Medevac aircrew from the AKNG provided emergency medical assistance and helicopter medical evacuation to a 75-year old man after he fell into a river and drowned, requiring immediate resuscitation and sustaining multiple injuries, Aug. 12, 2021.(Courtesy photo by U.S. Army National Guard crew chief, Staff Sgt. Bradley McKenzie)

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Medevac aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard provided emergency medical assistance and helicopter medical evacuation to a 75-year old man after he fell into a river and drowned, requiring immediate resuscitation and sustaining multiple injuries, Aug. 12. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army National Guard crew chief, Staff Sgt. Bradley McKenzie)

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An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off from the tundra after loading simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 24, 2016. Arctic Chinook is a joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Northern Command sponsored exercise which focuses on multinational search and rescue readiness to respond to a mass rescue operation requirement in the Arctic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)

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The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a rescue request for a hiker in distress near Glacier Pass in Archangel Valley, Aug. 6. Initial rescue efforts from a civilian component were postponed due to weather. The 176th Wing initiated a launch of rescue crews using information from the hikers, launching an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with a Guardian Angel Team on board, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The Pave Hawk crew safely navigated to the hiking parties’ location where the team provided field care and hoisted the patient into the Pave Hawk, transporting the individual to a Mat-Su area hospital. (Photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Zachary Little)

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Members of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 297th Regional Support Group stand in formation at the Lestenkof Plaza on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during a change of command ceremony Aug 7, 2021. During the ceremony Col. Matthew Schell relinquished command of the unit to Col. Thomas “Alex” Elmore. This event marked the first time the unit has gathered together since returning from their nine-month rotation to Poland, supporting the European Deterrence Initiative and Atlantic Resolve missions, in March. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heidi Kroll)

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Brig. Gen. Charles “Lee” Knowles, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard, presents Col. Matthew Schell, outgoing commander of the 297th Regional Support Group, with the Alaska Legion of Merit recognizing his accomplishments while serving concurrent assignments as the brigade commander and full-time AKARNG deputy chief of staff for operations during a change of command ceremony at the Lestenkof Plaza on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 7, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heidi Kroll)

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Brig. Gen. Charles “Lee” Knowles, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard, passes the unit guidon to Col. Thomas “Alex” Elmore, incoming commander of the 297th Regional Support Group, during a ceremony at the Lestenkof Plaza on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 7, 2021. The passing of the unit colors symbolizes the transfer of responsibility from the outgoing to the incoming commander. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heidi Kroll)

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Brig. Gen. Charles “Lee” Knowles, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard, receives the unit guidon from Col. Matthew Schell, outgoing commander of the 297th Regional Support Group, during a change of command ceremony at the Lestenkof Plaza on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug 7, 2021. The passing of the unit colors symbolizes the transfer of authority and commitment to the Soldiers as it is passed from Schell to the incoming commander, Col. Thomas “Alex” Elmore. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heidi Kroll)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Andrea Johnson and son, Greyson, shop during a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Aaron Olson, wife, Andrea, and son, Greyson, meet with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve representative Don Black during a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Cheryl Bault, Anchorage Area Commissary store associate, rings up groceries for retired Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Harry Alexi during a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Command Sgt. Maj. James Nyquist, state command sergeant major for the Alaska Army National Guard, arranges Alaska USO care packages before a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Dwight Brown, Anchorage Area Commissary store manager, rings up a customer's cart during a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Sharon Alexi, wife of retired Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Harry Alexi, arranges her shopping cart during a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Retired Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Harry Alexi arranges his shopping cart during a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Charlie Jones, Anchorage Area Commissary store associate, tags inventory before a Commissary sale Aug. 7, 2021, at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility, Bethel, Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III moved tons of groceries and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Bethel to offer the goods to eligible residents at discount prices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

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