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Service technicians from the Perimeter Solutions company install an upgraded fire retardant ground tank system for the 146th Airlift Wing's new MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) pit at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California. March 2, 2022. The new fire-retardant ground tanks have increased the storage capability five-fold from a 10,000-gallon capacity to 50,000 gallons to accommodate more MAFFS aircraft and the U.S. Forest Service's Very Large Air Tankers (VLAT's) with water and fire retardant solution. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Ulber)

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Firefighters dropping flames to stop wildfire.

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One firefighter dropping flames to stop wildfire.

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Army 1st Sgt. Marissa Lowe, left, the senior human resources noncommissioned officer with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, talks with a female Djiboutian officer during a State Partnership Program planning conference at Kempinski Palace, Djibouti City, Djibouti, March 8, 2022.

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Two military jets fly above icy terrain.

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A U.S Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS), assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, flies over Alaska during U.S. Northern Command Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022, March 16, 2022. AE22 is a biennial homeland defense exercise designed to provide high quality and effective joint training in austere cold weather conditions. AE22 is the largest joint exercise in Alaska, with approximately 1,000 U.S. military personnel training alongside members of the Canadian Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)

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Clearance Divers from Fleet Diving Unit-Pacific and port inspection divers from the Royal Canadian Navy conduct mine countermeasure missions near Juneau, Alaska, during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022, March 8, 2022. AE22 is the largest joint exercise in Alaska, with approximately 1,000 U.S. military personnel training alongside members of the Canadian Armed Forces to demonstrate capabilities in austere cold weather conditions. (Master Sailor Dan Bard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces)

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Green Berets with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) load snowmobiles onto a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 Hercules during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022 in Wainwright, Alaska, March 12, 2022. AE22 is a biennial, binational exercise designed to provide realistic and effective training for participants using the premier training locations available throughout Alaska, February 28 – March 17. (DoD photo)

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A Special Forces sniper team assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) observe a target during pre-deployment training for ARCTIC EDGE 22 at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2022. ARCTIC EDGE 22, February 28 – March 17, is a U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) exercise scheduled every two years, designed to provide realistic and effective training for participants using the premier training locations available throughout Alaska. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Bryant)

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SOCNORTH forces deployed to the Aleutian Islands during Op #NobleDefender to exercise capabilities for securing critical infrastructure.

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The northern lights glow above an Avenger Air Defense System assigned to 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 11, 2022. The Avenger air defense system is a self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph P. LeVeille)

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Afghan guests show off their completed “traveling mural” to Soldiers and leaders of Operation Allies Welcome at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Dec. 21, 2021. The project, inspired by the artists’ experiences in Afghanistan and hopes for a better future, incorporates therapeutic techniques and creative expression as a means to promote healing and well-being among Afghan evacuees during the resettlement process. This initiative provides essential support at secure locations outside of Afghanistan. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities in permanent or temporary structures as quickly as possible. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Trinity Carter/ 14th Public Affairs Detachment)

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UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews from the Florida National Guard help battle wildfires in Bay County March 7, 2022. The Florida National Guard is working closely with state and local partners to contain the Chipola Complex fires across multiple counties in the Florida Panhandle.

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A piece of military hardware sits on the snow. The sky is illuminated with greenish lights.

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Soldiers assigned to Task Force Liberty wave goodbye to Afghan guests.

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A soldier wearing a face mask kneels to say goodbye to an Afghan family.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Christopher Michon, left, assigned to 773d Transportation Company, Fort Totten, New York, verifies an Afghan evacuee’s information during winter gear distribution at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Dec. 13, 2021.

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An Afghan evacuee wears a 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) unit patch during a community council meeting with Task Force McCoy leadership at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Nov. 3, 2021. The community council is made up of Afghan evacuee block leaders who meet with Task Force McCoy leadership weekly to ask questions and discuss programs offered to the Afghan personnel here. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Caitlin Wilkins, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)

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Paratroopers from C Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment jump into Donnelly Drop Zone Feb. 29, 2020, from a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 as part of Arctic Edge 2020. As a Homeland Defense exercise, AE20 is designed to provide high quality and effective training in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. The exercise is conducted under the authority of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. AE20 is the largest joint exercise scheduled in Alaska this year. (Army photo/John Pennell)

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