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Alaska Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Oliver Meza, Bravo Company first sergeant, brings the formation to attention during a deployment ceremony for 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 Capt. Richard Collins, Bravo Company commander, encourages his troops to obtain personal and professional goals while deployed during a ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 29, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Lt. Col. Luke Bushatz, commander of 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, speaks to family members, friends, and fellow Guardsmen who came together to pay tribute to Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1-297th, during a deployment ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 29, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guardsmen with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, and their families are honored during a deployment ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 29, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company, assist one another by operating heavy machinery to dispose of any waste found at their construction site as a part of their annual training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Brodie Smith, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company, oversees the operation of his squad as they operate heavy machinery in surveying land as a part of their annual training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Zachary Tomasetti, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company, operates a wheeled tractor-scraper to transport dirt to different land posts that will later be surveyed as a part of annual training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2023.

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Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. David Kocur, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company, operates a grader to create a broad flat foundation on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8, 2023.

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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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