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Alaska Air National Guard Col. Kenneth Radford, 176th Operations Group commander, and Col. Edward Soto, 176th Maintenance Group, speak with Matthew Hickey, military legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, during a staff delegation visit Sept. 8, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The delegation visit provides Congressional staff with an overview of U.S. military entities in Alaska, focusing on their impacts and relevance to the Pacific theater. Wing leadership updated the delegation on current projects, future exercises, and readiness, with an emphasis on forces assigned in Alaska and evolving PACOM and Arctic issues. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)