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Spartan Paratroopers Execute Airborne Operation

Spc. Wesley Madera-Lopez, a native of Long Beach, Calif., assigned to B Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his parachute after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to land during an airborne training jump from CH-47 Chinook helicopters on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, executes a parachute landing fall during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, walk across the drop zone after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Jarvis, a native of Muldrow, Okla., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, removes his weapon from its case after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, watches from the ground as fellow Soldiers execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spc. Wesley Madera-Lopez, a native of Long Beach, Calif., assigned to B Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his equipment after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Zeke Daggett, a native of Greenville, NY, assigned to 4th Quartermaster Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his parachute after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to execute a parachute landing fall during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to land during an airborne training jump from CH-47 Chinook helicopters on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danon Weatherd, a native of Windyville, Mo., assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, gathers his equipment after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Connar Lorimer, a native of Longview, Wash., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Connar Lorimer, a native of Longview, Wash., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his parachute after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kofi Latiff, a native of Brooklyn, NY, assigned to B Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, stands up with a loaded rucksack and stowed parachute after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Appel, a native of Bangor, Maine, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his harness after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spartan Paratroopers Execute Airborne Operation

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to lower his combat equipment during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, makes his way toward a parachute collection point after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter ladened with U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, approach Malemute drop zone to execute an airborne training jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Capt. Jelani Pritchett, Clarksville, Tenn., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, secures his rucksack as fellow paratroopers execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Capt. Jelani Pritchett, Clarksville, Tenn., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, looks skyward as fellow paratroopers execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to land while executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Wilson, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, removes his equipment after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Richard McPherson, a native of Dallas, Texas, assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, secures his equipment after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his parachute after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Wilson, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, packs up his parachute after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Shane Miller, a native of Mission Viejo, Calif., assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, gathers his equipment after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Shane Miller, a native of Mission Viejo, Calif., assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, gathers his equipment after executing an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descends under a full canopy during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descends to the ground after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spartan Paratroopers Execute Airborne Operation

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land during an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, and a U.S Air Force Airman wait for Soldiers to execute an airborne training jump from CH-47 Chinook helicopters on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kofi Latiff, a native of Brooklyn, NY, assigned to B Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, secures his rucksack after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, executes an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spc. Dedrick McCluney, a native of Anniston, Ala., assigned to Easy Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, untangles his parachute after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Johnnatan Cain, assigned to the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, walks across the drop zone after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spc. Joshua Palmer, a native of Branford, Conn., assigned to Easy Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, walks to a parachute collections point after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spc. Joshua Palmer, a native of Branford, Conn., assigned to Easy Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, walks to a parachute collections point after an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

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Spartan Paratroopers Execute Airborne Operation

Published Nov. 7, 2016
By Justin Connaher
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska --

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, execute an airborne training jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. The Soldiers of 4/25 IBCT belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.