• Paratrooper to Photographer

    Spc. Justin Connaher stood in line in front of the company executive officer’s desk at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1997.

  • High-altitude, high-achievement leadership

    "The rope team leader is the one who sees the obstacles first, and he also sets the pace. He needs to be very aware of what other people on the rope team are walking over or around, and adjust the pace of movement. If he goes too fast and someone’s going around an obstacle, it can become a point of

  • Air Force and Army conduct airborne operations

    U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct airborne operations over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022. The paratroopers conducted the training to strengthen mission

  • Soldiers team with Airmen, civil agencies for EOD exercise

    Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Explosive Ordnance Disposal units conducted an exercise March 22 through 25 in partnership with EOD personnel with the Anchorage Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation.“The overall scenario was an extremist group attempting to

  • Army announces release of Arctic Strategy

    Today the U.S. Army announced the release of its Arctic strategy, “Regaining Arctic Dominance.” This strategy lays out how the Army will generate, train, organize and equip our forces to partner with Arctic allies and secure our national interests and maintain regional stability. The release of this

  • Soldiers volunteer at local VFW

    Soldiers from the 9th Army Band and culinary specialist from the 626th Quartermaster Field Feeding Company volunteered to support local VFW. Soldiers from the 626th Quartermaster have volunteered more than 100 hours at the Eagle River VFW.