U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John Kelliher, Commanding General, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, inquires about the National Strategy for the Arctic Region’s (NSAR) Implementation Plan to Dr. Cameron Carlson, Dean of the College of Business and Security Management, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, in a brief with a joint-service delegation during Distinguished Visitor’s (DV) Day as part of exercise Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 4, 2024. The arctic is a unique arena where 21st-century geostrategic competition intersects with global challenges, holding strategic importance for the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). AE24 DV Day fostered dynamic discussions among military, government, and academic leaders on arctic homeland defense, later featuring site visits, demonstrations, and presentations. Arctic Edge 2024 is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)