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Major Tammy Ostrowski, senior flight nurse from the Scotia, New York-based 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, conducts preflight checks prior to loading simulated patients during Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 2, 2022. Joint Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic Region. AEP22 enhances the ability of military and civilian inter-agency partners to accomplish emergency response and homeland security missions in and around the Arctic. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tori Miller.