Senior Airman Katlyn Schlumbohm of the 168th Wing, 168th Maintenance Group, steps to the C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Elmendorf, Anchorage, prior to departing from Eielson Air Force Base en route to support and help fellow Alaska Citizens with the disaster relief response as a part of the Operation Merbok Response in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. Approximately 100 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 remn
Senior Airman Katlyn Schlumbohm of the 168th Wing, 168th Maintenance Group, steps to the C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Elmendorf, Anchorage, prior to departing from Eielson Air Force Base en route to support and help fellow Alaska Citizens with the disaster relief response as a part of the Operation Merbok Response in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. Approximately 100 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.
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