Alaska National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company,

Alaska National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment ensure their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is in working order before flying out of Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, for a training mission several miles north of the Alaskan coastline Mar. 4, 2018. This training is linked to the Alaska National Guard’s Arctic Eagle 2018. A number of Department of Defense exercises assess the ability to conduct sustained operations in arctic conditions including Arctic Eagle 2018, Alaskan Command’s Exercise Arctic Edge, the U.S. Army’s Arctic Pegasus, and the U.S. Navy’s ICEX 2018. The exercises occur in February and March 2018, and dates for each exercise varies. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)