Soldiers load up for deployment

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Army Spcs. Nathan Itle and Kevin Hayslit assist the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron ground crew in stacking bags on the contracted airliner, which is transporting their unit, 2377th P4 Alpha Battery, to Iraq March 10, 2009. Itle and Hayslit are apart of the unit's deployment transition team sent to help 732th AMS in getting their unit ready to deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Matthew Owens)

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Airmen, Soldiers prep for deployment

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Army Spc. Lance Fisher and Army Pvt. Adam Jacobs assist the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron ground crew in stacking bags on the contracted airliner, which is transporting their unit, 2377th P4 Alpha Battery, to Iraq March 10, 2009. Fisher and Jacobs are apart of the unit's deployment transition team sent to help 732th AMS in getting their unit ready to deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Matthew Owens)

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Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Shaun Archer, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron, hooks up power to a jet that will be used to transport 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) Soldiers to Afghanistan March 10, 2009. The 4th BDE 25th ID is deploying 3,500 Soldiers to perform counter-terrorism operations, aid with reconstruction, and educate and equip the Afghan national security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Trenton Barber, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron, guides a conveyor belt to load equipment from 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne), heading to Afghanistan March 10, 2009. The 4th BDE 25th ID is deploying 3,500 soldiers to perform counter-terrorism operations, aid with reconstruction, and educate and equip the Afghan national security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) loads their packs on to a jet heading to Afghanistan March 10, 2009. The 4th BDE 25th ID is deploying 3,500 Soldiers to perform counter-terrorism operations, aid with reconstruction, and educate and equip the Afghan national security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) board the jet that will take them to Afghanistan March 10, 2009. The 4-25 BDE 25th ID is deploying 3,500 Soldiers to perform counter-terrorism operations, aid with reconstruction, and educate and equip the Afghan national security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Alaska-based Soldiers deploy

Published March 11, 2009

Soldiers load up for deployment

Airmen, Soldiers prep for deployment

Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

Soldiers leave for Afghanistan

Soldiers leave for Afghanistan