JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, “Arctic Angels,” conduct a combined arms live-fire exercise at the infantry squad battle course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2023. The training was held to prepare for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-02 and focused on large-scale combat operations, including situational training exercises and live fire exercises aimed at improving the paratroopers’ lethality, readiness, and effectiveness in arctic conditions.