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Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, holds a compass during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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A fox crosses the road in front of paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, as they conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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A fox stops on a snow-covered berm to watch paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conducting a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Staff Sgt. Anfernee Kelly, a native of Manhattan, Kan., assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, monitors Soldiers conducting a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, leads Soldiers over an icy berm during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Spc. Matthew Linzer, Hampton, NJ, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, pauses on a road during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Linzer and fellow Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army 2nd Lt. Brian Morrow, a native of Dahlonega, Ga., assigned to Grindstone Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, calculates his position during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Morrow used his skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, calculate their position on a map while conducting a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Sgt. Gerrald Howard, a native of Atlanta, Ga., assigned to Hawk Company,3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, talks to Soldiers conducting a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to move out during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Sgt. Aldo Nevarez, a native of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Hawk Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, listens to a fellow soldier while conducting a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Moore, a native of Purdy, MO, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, shares a laugh with fellow Soldiers during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Spc. Nicholas Hayward, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, plots his next point during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Hayward and fellow Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Sgt. Gary Santiago,and Spc. Alejandro Barboza, both assigned to Hawk Company,3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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A navigation point is seen on a tree as paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, shoots an azimuth with a compass during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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JBER Paratroopers Conduct Land Navigation Training

Published April 5, 2018
By Justin Connaher
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Paratroopers assigned the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.

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