Alaska Air National Guard air transportation specialists assigned to the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, load an Alaska Army National Guard equipment container onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing work with Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to load a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported the detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, guide a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter while loading it onto an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported the detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, guide a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter while loading it onto an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported the detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, guide a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter while loading it onto an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported the detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Matthew Smith, commander, Joint Task Force North, receive a briefing from Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Alfredo Lozano at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 21, 2024. U.S. Northern Command is providing Mobile Surveillance Camera operators, intelligence analysts, and aviation support operations to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern border of the United States. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Osburn)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, visits the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb 21, 2024. U.S. Northern Command is providing Mobile Surveillance Camera operators, intelligence analysts, and aviation support operations to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern border of the United States. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Osburn)

An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 176th Wing, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Tristan Maxwell, right, a loadmaster assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing, guides the loading of an Alaska Army National Guard equipment pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Air National Guard air transportation specialists assigned to the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, secure an Alaska Army National Guard UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter to the floor of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing work with Alaska Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to load a UH-72A Lakota onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported the detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakotas to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, presents a challenge coin to U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Mendoza, an automated logistics specialist with the 2220th Transportation Company, Arizona National Guard, near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 21, 2024. U.S. Northern Command is providing Mobile Surveillance Camera operators, intelligence analysts, and aviation support operations to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern border of the United States. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Osburn)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot (center), Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, receives a briefing from Patrol Agent in Charge Jose Tellez (left), near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 21, 2024. In addition, U.S. Army Spc. Kassidy Rhea (right), supply sergeant, 123rd Quartermaster Company, Alabama National Guard, briefed the commander regarding the mobile surveillance camera site. U.S. Northern Command is providing Mobile Surveillance Camera operators, intelligence analysts, and aviation support operations to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern border of the United States. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Osburn)

An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 176th Wing, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)