US Army Alaska paratroopers conduct airborne operations
Army Pfc. Rodney Duncan, assigned to C Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, a native of Paradise, Calif., puts on his personal equipment after conducting an airborne operation with USARAK Commanding General Army Maj. Gen. Bryan Owens from CH-47 Chinook helicopters over Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2015. USARAK is a central component to the Army’s rebalance to the Pacific, providing two fully mission-ready Brigade Combat Teams ready to position unit elements anywhere across the Pac-Rim within 18 hours notice, and is uniquely positioned within nine-hours flight time from 90 percent of the world’s most highly-populated regions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)