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Maryland Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jesse Koch, assigned to the 175th Civil Engineering squadron, supervises Senior Airman Marcos Fuentes-Martinez, 175th Civil Engineering squadron, as he cuts into a box during Operation Frosty Strike at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, Dec. 1, 2023. Operation Frosty Strike was a full-scale readiness exercise conducted to demonstrate the 175th Wing’s ability to survive and operate in a realistic combat environment against a near peer adversary while fulfilling its federally assigned mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachel Underwood)