Spartan Brigade set to deploy to Afghanistan
U.S. Army Capt. John Tilley, Delaware Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment commander, spends time with daughters Grace, 2, and Margaret Ann, 4, after a Sept. 8, 2017, Afghanistan deployment ceremony for 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, at Joint Base-Elmendorf-Richardson. The Spartan Brigade is the only airborne brigade stationed in the Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Bedard)