Service members assigned to Joint Task Force – Bethel meet with the children of Chevak, Alaska during Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 120 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Senior Airman Emily Batchelor)

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