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Senior Master Sgt. Dylan Hassis, a loadmaster with the New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing, tightens the tie-down straps securing a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to a C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of Arctic Edge 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant Madison Scaringe)