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Video by Staff Sgt. James Merriman
Arctic Eagle: Arctic Sustainment Package pt. 2
Alaska National Guard
Feb. 25, 2020 | 4:09
Loadmasters from the 211th Rescue Squadron and 212th RQS parescuemen load an arctic sustainment package onto a HC-130J Combat King II, then, conduct static line jumps and air drops off the cost of north Alaska in support of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, Feb. 25. The Alaska National Guard is hosting Exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a joint-training exercise, Feb. 20 – March 6, throughout Alaska, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and as far north as Teshekpuk Lake. As a homeland security and emergency response exercise, AE20 is designed to increase the National Guard’s ability and effectiveness to operate in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. James Merriman)
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