U.S Army Sgt. Blake Miller, 1st Squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Air Assault), 11th Airborne Division pulls security in front of a AN/TP Q-53 Radar System and a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to the 17th Long Range Fires and Effects Brigade during Operation TUNDRA MERLIN near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2026. These Soldiers were deployed alongside the AN/TP Q-53 and HIMARS during TUNDRA MERLIN to demonstrate the joint forces' ability to rapidly deploy and seamlessly integrate combat equipment and personnel across the Arctic in defense of the Homeland and its approaches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Chen)
260804-F-LM252-1015.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Christopher Chen

NOME, ALASKA - U.S Army Sgt. Blake Miller, 1st Squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Air Assault), 11th Airborne Division pulls security in front of a AN/TP Q-53 Radar System and a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to the 17th Long Range Fires and Effects Brigade during Operation TUNDRA MERLIN near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2026. These Soldiers were deployed alongside the AN/TP Q-53 and HIMARS during TUNDRA MERLIN to demonstrate the joint forces' ability to rapidly deploy and seamlessly integrate combat equipment and personnel across the Arctic in defense of the Homeland and its approaches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Chen)


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