Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Material Command, alongside Maj. Gen. Christian Drouin, commander, 1 Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force, address members of Canadian Forces Station Alert in Alert, Canada, on Sept. 11, 2017. Alert is the northernmost permanently-inhabited place on the planet. Air Force senior leaders are part of Operation Uggianaqtuq, an Arctic expedition to better understand the challenges that come with operating in an ever-changing region. The visit includes stops in Alaska, Canada and Greenland, as the Air Force begins to develop an Arctic st


Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Material Command, alongside Maj. Gen. Christian Drouin, commander, 1 Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force, address members of Canadian Forces Station Alert in Alert, Canada, on Sept. 11, 2017. Alert is the northernmost permanently-inhabited place on the planet. Air Force senior leaders are part of Operation Uggianaqtuq, an Arctic expedition to better understand the challenges that come with operating in an ever-changing region. The visit includes stops in Alaska, Canada and Greenland, as the Air Force begins to develop an Arctic strategy in line with Department of Defense objectives. ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)


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