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U.S. Air Force Capt. Russell Berringer, 355th Fighter Squadron pilot, right, briefs U.S. Ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen and Col. Paul Townsend, 354th Fighter Wing commander, on the F-35A Lightning II flying kit at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2024. Ambassador Cohen visited units and Arctic communities that support the Alaskan Command and North American Defense Region, a joint U.S and Canadian organization which conducts homeland defense missions through aerospace control within the Alaska theater of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Hanson)