Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Anthony Schwendner, assigned to the 168th Wing, carries empty sandbags to fill and reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 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


Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Anthony Schwendner, assigned to the 168th Wing, carries empty sandbags to fill and reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 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 Sgt. Seth LaCount)


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