Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Riley Reloza, a loadmaster from the 211th Rescue Squadron, ground-guides a forklift while loading a pallet of frozen meat onto a HC-130J Combat King II during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 15, 2024. Two years ago, the community of Toksook Bay, whose population are almost entirely members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe living a subsistence lifestyle, lost thousands of pounds of meat that spoiled due to extended power outages caused by Typhoon Merbok flooding. At the request of the Tribe and through the IRT program, the Alaska National Guard transported nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork from JBER to Bethel and then onto the community of Toksook Bay. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
Tags: Innovative readiness training FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination team Rural Alaska Community Action Program Nunakauyarmiut Tribe Toksook Bay Bureau of Indian Affairs Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska United States AK AKNG Innovative Readiness Training deliver supplies food remote community mission Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe national guard NG guardsman guardsmen soldier soldiers airman u.s. army air force united states america USA military troops 2024
Alaska Air National Guardsmen and local airport personnel offload a pallet of frozen meat from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 15, 2024. Two years ago, the community of Toksook Bay, whose population are almost entirely members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe living a subsistence lifestyle, lost thousands of pounds of meat that spoiled due to extended power outages caused by Typhoon Merbok flooding. At the request of the Tribe and through the IRT program, the Alaska National Guard transported nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork from JBER to Bethel and then onto the community of Toksook Bay. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
Tags: Innovative readiness training FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination team Rural Alaska Community Action Program Nunakauyarmiut Tribe Toksook Bay Bureau of Indian Affairs Bethel Alaska United States AK AKNG Innovative Readiness Training deliver supplies food remote community mission Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe national guard NG guardsman guardsmen soldier soldiers airman u.s. army air force united states america USA military troops 2024
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing load a pallet of frozen meat onto a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 15, 2024. Two years ago, the community of Toksook Bay, whose population are almost entirely members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe living a subsistence lifestyle, lost thousands of pounds of meat that spoiled due to extended power outages caused by Typhoon Merbok flooding. At the request of the Tribe and through the IRT program, the Alaska National Guard transported nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork from JBER to Bethel and then onto the community of Toksook Bay. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
Tags: Innovative readiness training FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination team Rural Alaska Community Action Program Nunakauyarmiut Tribe Toksook Bay Bureau of Indian Affairs Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska United States AK AKNG Innovative Readiness Training deliver supplies food remote community mission Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe national guard NG guardsman guardsmen soldier soldiers airman u.s. army air force united states america USA military troops 2024
Alaska Air National Guardsmen and local airport personnel offload a pallet of frozen meat from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 15, 2024. Two years ago, the community of Toksook Bay, whose population are almost entirely members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe living a subsistence lifestyle, lost thousands of pounds of meat that spoiled due to extended power outages caused by Typhoon Merbok flooding. At the request of the Tribe and through the IRT program, the Alaska National Guard transported nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork from JBER to Bethel and then onto the community of Toksook Bay. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
Tags: Innovative readiness training FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination team Rural Alaska Community Action Program Nunakauyarmiut Tribe Toksook Bay Bureau of Indian Affairs Bethel Alaska United States AK AKNG Innovative Readiness Training deliver supplies food remote community mission Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe national guard NG guardsman guardsmen soldier soldiers airman u.s. army air force united states america USA military troops 2024
Lt. Col. Terry Walker, 179th Medical Group optometrist, performs an eye exam on a patient during GuardCare 2024 at the Greene County Career Center in Xenia, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2024. Over two days, a contingent of Ohio National Guard members, U.S. Public Health Service officers and other U.S. military medical professionals partnered with local and state health agencies to provide free, comprehensive medical care to the citizens of Greene County. Guardsmen participated in the event through the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training, or IRT, program. IRTs provide joint training opportunities to increase service member deployment readiness while providing key services to American communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen-Schweitzer, 178th Wing Public Affairs)
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