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Video by Staff Sgt. Balinda ONeal, Staff Sgt. Ben Kimball, Sgt. Heidi Kroll, 1st Lt. Marisa Lindsay, Senior Master Sgt. Paul Mann, Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead, Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer

Arctic Eagle 2018 Overview

Alaska National Guard

Feb. 24, 2018 | 8:03

Arctic Eagle 2018 tested the integrated capability of homeland response forces in the extreme cold-weather conditions of the Arctic region. Over 1200 Air and Army National Guard forces from around the country joined national, state and local agencies in a scenario-based test of homeland security and emergency response in the Gulf of Valdez February 24, 2018. The goals of Arctic Eagle 2018 were for participating forces to operate in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational environment; assess ability to conduct sustained operations in arctic conditions, and integrate new and emerging capabilities. They demonstrated preparedness through five field training exercises and a command post exercised designed to focus on hazardous material detection and response, security protection of critical infrastructure, triage, domain awareness patrol, communication and transportation support, and cyber awareness. (Video by Staff Sgts Ben Kimball and Balinda O’Neal Dresel, Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead and Senior Master Sgt John Rohrer)