NHNG and State Police test their METL during Arctic Eagle 2020

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Crew chiefs for the NHARNG's 1/169th General Support Aviation Batallion, stand by their Black Hawks as they try to warm in the sub-zero temperatures at Eielson Air Base, Alaska on Feb. 26.

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With Mt. Hayes towering on the horizon, Spc. Nathan MacDonald (left) and Sgt. Patrick Combs, crew chiefs for the NHARNG's 1/169th General Support Aviation Batallion, stand by their Black Hawks as they try to warm in the sub-zero temperatures at Eielson Air Base, Alaska on Feb. 26.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The New Hampshire National Guard's 12th Civil Support Team and 1/169 General Support Aviation Battalion travel to Alaska to support Arctic Eagle 2020, a state-wide training exercise allowing participants to test their capabilities in extreme arctic conditions, Feb. 20 - March 7, 2020.

Guardsmen were joined by troopers with the N.H. State Police Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit.

Video footage of the event can be viewed here: