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    Multiple National Guards units participate in ORCA 2019 in Alaska [Image 21 of 24]

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    Military personnel are loading or unloading equipment and supplies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on a gravel landing zone surrounded by vegetation. Multiple red duffel bags, hard-shell cases, tactical containers, and an orange inflatable item are staged on the ground. The scene appears to be a logistics or disaster response operation based on the volume and type of gear present.

    ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2019

    Photo by Pfc. Grace Nechanicky 

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    Mississippi Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jevonric Johnson, 47th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, unloads equipment from an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during ORCA 2019 in Alaska, July 16. ORCA is a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear threats response exercise designed for participants to provide support in the aftermath of hazardous materials incidents. ORCA tests interoperability between agencies, increases opportunities for working relationships and practices requests for assistance methods. 120 National Guardsmen from CST units in Alaska, Mississippi, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii and Washington are in Alaska to participate in Exercise ORCA 2019. 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation aircrews from the Alaska unit transported CST members to several exercise locations in support of event scenarios. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pvt. Grace Nechanicky/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2019
    Date Posted: 07.17.2019 22:12
    Photo ID: 5588959
    VIRIN: 190716-Z-PL215-0034
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 2.73 MB
    Location: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, US

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