Mark Sledge, 673d Civil Engineering Squadron senior conservation law enforcement officer, and James Mark Sledge, 673d Civil Engineering Squadron senior conservation law enforcement officer, and James Wendland, 673 CES chief conservation law enforcement officer, approach a black bear den at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Sledge has supported the Air Force conservation law enforcement program since 1991 as a civilian officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Javier Alvarez)