Alaska troops compete in annual combat fishing tournament
Army Sgt. John Lopez, a Bravo Company, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division structural aircraft maintainer, watches his fishing pole during the Armed Services YMCA of Alaska Combat Fishing Tournament in Seward, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Lopez has never been charter fishing in Alaska and was assigned to Puffin Fishing Charters vessel ‘Tenacious.’ Founded in 2006, the tournament was established as a way of showing thanks and honor to service members through an opportunity to go deep-sea fishing.