 And more than 500 service members from the U.S., Germany, France, and Spain are conducting training exercises in Alaska. Germany is leading the operation called Arctic Defender. Alaska is the first stop on a months-long training mission in the Indo-Pacific. The 10-day training in Alaska is taking place at Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. That's KSRM News covering the Kenai and Alaska for over 50 years and found online at RadioKenai.com.