Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Largen, a native of Orange County, Va., assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, secures a vehicle to a flat bed trailer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Spc. Detervious Gibson, a native of Columbus, Ga., Spc. Devonathan Hern-Martinez, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., both assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, load a water buffalo onto a flat bed trailer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Air Force 1st Lt. Nichole Nicholson, assigned to the 773rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, left, Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Miller, assigned to the 673rd Security Forces Squadron, and Air Force civilian David Plank, assigned to the 673rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, load equipment onto a U.S. Army flat bed trailer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Army Staff Sgt. Luke Miller, a native of Honolulu, assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, takes a short break after loading vehicles and equipment onto a flat bed trailer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Senior Airman Adrian Durr, a native of Terre Haute, Ind., assigned to the 673rd Security Forces Squadron, watches his spacing after loading an all-terrain vehicle onto a flat bed trailer being secured by Soldiers assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Spc. Jorge MillerGarcia, a native of Sheboygan, Wis., top, and Army Staff Sgt. Igoa Lilii, a native of Garden Grove, Calif., both assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, secure equipment on a flat bed trailer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Army Pvt. Aaron McCay, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., left, and Army Staff Sgt. Luke Miller, a native of Honolulu, both assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, secure a vehicle to a flat bed trailer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)

Army Pvt. Aaron McCay, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, asks a fellow soldier to hand him a breaker bar while securing a vehicle to a flat bed trailer on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2017, in support of a U.S. Air Force exercise. USARAK is at the forefront of protecting America’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region, and is one of the U.S. military’s most centrally located power projection platforms that benefits from joint training opportunities. (Photo by Justin Connaher)