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The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce hosted the 66th Annual Gold Pan Awards on Nov. 17, 2023, at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.

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The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce hosted the 66th Annual Gold Pan Awards on Nov. 17, 2023, at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.

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The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce hosted the 66th Annual Gold Pan Awards on Nov. 17, 2023, at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.

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The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce hosted the 66th Annual Gold Pan Awards on Nov. 17, 2023, at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.

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From the left, Holly Demert and Clifton Dalton, both flight paramedics with LifeMed, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Kruse, Bethel Army Aviation Operating Facility commander, move a critically ill patient from an AKARNG UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to an ambulance during a medical evacuation from Napaskiak to Bethel, Nov. 15, 2023

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From the left, Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Kruse, Bethel Army Aviation Operating Facility commander, and Public Affairs Officer Dana Rosso, Joint Force Headquarters, push an ambulance gurney towards an AKARNG UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to assist Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime, an aviation maintenance technician and crew chief with Delta Co., 2-211th (GSAB), safely transporting a critically ill patient during a medical evacuation from Napaskiak to Bethel, Nov. 15, 2023.

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From the left, Alaska Army National Guard Public Affairs Officer Dana Rosso, Joint Force Headquarters, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Kruse, Bethel Army Aviation Operating Facility commander, prepare to move an ambulance gurney towards an AKARNG UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to assist Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime, an aviation maintenance technician and crew chief with Delta Co., 2-211th (GSAB), safely transporting a critically ill patient during a medical evacuation from Napaskiak to Bethel, Nov. 15, 2023.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter equipped with two LifeMed flight paramedics and essential medical equipment departs the Army Aviation Operating Facility in Bethel en route to Napaskiak during a medevac mission Nov. 15, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Berg, left, with Golf Company, 2-211th (General Support Aviation Battalion) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime, an aviation maintenance technician and crew chief with Delta Co., 2-211th (GSAB), load medical equipment to a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter before departing Bethel, Alaska, en route to Napaskiak during a medevac mission Nov. 15, 2023.

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Civil Air Patrol cadets from across the Southcentral Region practice body blocking while using receivers to measure signal strength to locate a distress beacon during a three-day training event Nov. 4, 2023, at the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, Alaska.

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Civil Air Patrol Cadet Capt. Rick Benedict, a fifteen-year-old assigned to the Birchwood Composite Squadron, uses a receiver to measure signal strength to locate a distress beacon during a three-day training event Nov. 4, 2023, at the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, Alaska.

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Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Stephen Sammons, left, Alaska Wing emergency services officer, instructs CAP cadets from the Southcentral Region where to find an Emergency Locator Transmitter onboard a Cessna 172 aircraft during a three-day training event Nov. 4, 2023, at the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, Alaska.

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Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Owens, a sixteen-year-old assigned to the Lake Hood Cadet Squadron in Anchorage, directs his team using land navigation skills during a three-day training event Nov. 4, 2023, at the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, Alaska.

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Alaska Army National Guard 1st Lt. Kenneth McCoy, incoming commander for the 297th Military Police Detachment, makes his opening remarks after taking command of the unit during an activation ceremony for the detachment at the Alcantra Armory in Wasilla, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard 1st Lt. Kenneth McCoy, left, incoming commander, and Sfc. Gerry Lopez, noncommissioned officer in charge, both assigned to the 297th Military Police Detachment, present the colors during an activation ceremony for the detachment at the Alcantra Armory in Wasilla, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Michael Thrall, left, outgoing commander, and 1st Sgt. Bethany Amarone, outgoing noncommissioned officer in charge, both assigned to the 297th Military Police Company, retire the colors of the unit’s flag as part of a deactivation ceremony for the company at the Alcantra Armory in Wasilla, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Benjamin Guritz, the guest speaker, speaks to his audience about the history of the 297th Military Police Company as part of a deactivation ceremony for the company at the Alcantra Armory in Wasilla, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Michael Thrall, outgoing commander of the 297th Military Police Company, bows his head at the front of his formation during the benediction as part of a deactivation ceremony for the company at the Alcantra Armory in Wasilla, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Oliver Meza, Bravo Company first sergeant, shows off his unit’s patch during a deployment ceremony where family members, friends, and fellow Guardsmen came together to pay tribute to Soldiers of B Co., 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 29, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Oliver Meza, Bravo Company first sergeant, shows off his unit’s patch during a deployment ceremony where family members, friends, and fellow Guardsmen came together to pay tribute to Soldiers of B Co., 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 29, 2023.

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