Adm. Charles Richard, Commander, Strategic Command, and Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northern Command, speak candidly outside the Alaska Command Arctic Symposium 22 at the at the Dena-ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, May 5, 2022. Both leaders spoke at the four-day event that featured a wide variety of Arctic leaders and subject matter experts addressing the strategic importance of the Arctic and value of like-minded nations working cooperatively to address shared challenges and maintain a rules-based international order. (Depa

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Adm. Charles Richard, Commander, Strategic Command, and Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northern Command, speak candidly outside the Alaska Command Arctic Symposium 22 at the at the Dena-ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, May 5, 2022. Both leaders spoke at the four-day event that featured a wide variety of Arctic leaders and subject matter experts addressing the strategic importance of the Arctic and value of like-minded nations working cooperatively to address shared challenges and maintain a rules-based international order. (Department of Defense photo by Chuck Marsh)

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