EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Arctic Defender 24 Media day invited international and local media to view static aircraft displays from the U.S., Germany, France and Spain, interact with AD24 participants, and heard an address from the German Minister of Defense Boris Bistorius at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8, 2024. AD24 is part of a months-long deployment hosted by the German Air Force, Pacific Skies 2024, to bolster relationships, generate mission readiness and project power for a total force approach to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region.