1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army Sgt. Hunter Frederick, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, surveys the route ahead during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army Spc. TylerAndrew Kyle, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, keeps watch from a hide site at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, calls in a report during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Bennett Traylor, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, uses cross-country skis to break trail to a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army Sgt. Dakota Stimpson (left) and Spc. TylerAndrew Kyle (right), both paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, survey a simulated opposition force from a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducted reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to more efficiently travel between hide sites during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, discuss operations during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to more efficiently travel between hide sites during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to more efficiently travel between hide sites during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Army Spc. Dylan Coleman, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, gathers brush to conceal a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, strap on cross-country skis during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Rossi (left) and Sgt. Trevor Tyson (right), both paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, set up a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to more efficiently travel between hide sites during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, receive guidance during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army Sgt. John Bighamian, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, uses cross-country skis to more efficiently travel between hide sites during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Bennett Traylor (left) and 1st Lt. Ryan Baker (right), both assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to break trail to a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army Spc. Tristan Nelson, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, calls in a report during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Army Spc. Menno Gingerich, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, sets up a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Baker (left) and SGT Bennett Traylor (right), both assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to break trail to a hide site during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Baker, Scout Platoon Leader assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, surveys the landscape to determine an exfiltration route for his platoon during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, use cross-country skis to more efficiently travel between hide sites during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

Published Feb. 22, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan
673 ABW/PA

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Army Sgt. Hunter Frederick, a paratrooper assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, surveys the route ahead during reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training consisted of trailblazing undeveloped wilderness and scouting a simulated opposition force. The Scout Platoon held the training to test reconnaissance and mobility capabilities in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)