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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- West Virginia Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Terry Whittington, 167th Airlift Wing, operates a K-loader to load arctic equipment Feb. 23, 2022, on a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Though the K-loader is effective at established bases, replicating its capabilities at austere locations spurred the 176th Wing to begin developing the Rapid Yeti Logistics Operations Device. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)