Soldiers assigned to the 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Alaska Army National Guard, listen as Frederick Brower, a whale hunting captain, gives an educational lesson on the umiaq, a traditional boat used by whale hunters made of bearded seal skin and caribou, at the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, April 6, 2016. The education briefing was held during a cultural day event that followed a week of vigorous cold-weather training and Defense Support to Civil Authorities preparedness, by partnering with the North Slope Borough risk management team in support of the statewide Exercise Alaska Shield. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Marisa Lindsay)
<dl><dd>Unit: Alaska National Guard Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Alaska; Arctic; Cultural; Army National Guard; Barrow; Alaska National Guard; 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade; 297th BFSB</dd></dl>
Sgt. Marisa Lindsay
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