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4-25th preps for jump

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers from the 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion put on an emergency parachute Dec. 5. The 4-25 BTSB uses this time to build up there parachutes prior to getting on the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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4-25th preps for jump

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Army Staff Sgt. Richard Lampl helps Sgt. Justin Howard, 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, put on parachute Dec. 5. The 4-25 BTSB uses this time to build up there parachutes prior to getting on the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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4-25th preps for jump

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE -- Army Pfc. Michael Higgiabotham, 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, passes out emergency parachutes to Soldiers Dec. 5. The 4-25 BTSB uses this time to build up there parachutes prior to getting on the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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4-25th preps for jump

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE -- Army 1st Sgt. Darrin Holiphant, 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, briefs the drop zone to the jumpers Dec. 5. The 4-25 BTSB uses this time to brief where to meet and what to do if jumpers land outside the drop point. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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4-25th preps for jump

FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Zoleske, 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion jump masters, goes over landing procedures Dec. 5. The 4-25 BSTB has to go to Sustainment Airborne Training 24 hours prior to jumping. The sustainment training will go over jumping and landing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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4-25th preps for jump

FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion line up for roll call for Sustainment Airborne Training Dec. 5. The 4-25 BSTB has to go to Sustainment Airborne Training 24 hours prior to jumping. The sustainment training will go over jumping and landing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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4-25th preps for jump

FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Army 1st Sgt. Jerome Jones and Sgt. 1st Class Brian Zoleske 4-25 Brigade Special Troops Battalion jump masters, practice jump procedures at a mock door Dec. 5. The 4-25 BSTB has to go to Sustainment Airborne Training 24 hours prior to jumping. The sustainment training will go over jumping and landing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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477th takes flight

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A person watches as an American Bald Eagle makes her way back into the wild, Aug. 15. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross/JBER PAO)

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477th takes flight

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Col. Eric Overturf, 477th Fighter Group commander, releases an American Bald Eagle back into the wild, Aug. 15. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross/JBER PAO)

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477th takes flight

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Col. Eric Overturf, 477th Fighter Group commander, prepares himself to release an American Bald back into the wild, Aug. 15. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross/JBER PAO)

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4th Quartermaster Slingload Operations

Soldiers clear the LZ after cargo is secured to the UH-60 Bkackhawk. The Blackhawk is a single-engine, single main rotor helicopter used to transport personnel, supplies, and equipment. It has a cargo hook capacity of 8,000 pounds.

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4th Quartermaster Slingload Operations

Soldiers brave sub-zero wind chills and stinging snow caused by the rotor wash of a 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, UH-60 Blackhawk during training at Landing Zone Ranger. Soldiers were familiarized with establishing a helicopter landing zone and basic sling load operations, which included hand and arm signals, hookup and release procedures, and preparation of an A-22 Cargo Bag for sling load utilizing a 10,000 pound sling set and a 5,000 pound cargo net

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4th Quartermaster Slingload Operations

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk inches its way toward cargo where 4th Quartermaster Detachment Soldiers will secure it to the helicopters cargo hook.

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4th Quartermaster Slingload Operations

Soldiers stand ready to hook up cargo to an inbound UH-60 Blackwawk. As an aerial delivery unit, the Riggers of the 4th Quartermaster Detachment stand ready to rig 50 short tons of supplies or equipment within twenty four hours, while also demonstrating extreme proficiency in light pack operations.

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4th Quartermaster Slingload Operations

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk prepares to lower cargo at LZ Ranger. Helicopters play a major role in delivering munitions and supplies to Soldiers in forward operating areas.

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4th Quartermaster Slingload Operations

4th Quartmaster Detachment riggers prepare cargo for sling loading. Ground crew training and performance determines the success of the sling load mission.

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501st lands in Big Lake

Spc. Paul Tabor and Spc. Sydney Stevens, both 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Regiment, deflate life preservers after parachute training and a water landing exercise at Big Lake, July 22. Several hundred Soldiers jumped from UH-60 helicopters into Big Lake. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

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501st lands in Big Lake

A 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Regiment paratrooper waits for pickup during a water landing exercise at Big Lake, July 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

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501st trains at DTA for first time since redeployment

FORT GREELY, Alaska ? A Soldier from the 501st 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne) stretches out barbed wire used for a road block during a training exercise Oct. 29. Soldiers from the 501st IR participated in field-training exercises, with the first elements arriving to Donnelly Training Area, Fort Greely, Alaska Oct. 14 and the last of the Soldiers scheduled to leave Nov. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross)

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501st trains at DTA for first time since redeployment

FORT GREELY, Alaska ? Pfc. Adam Steele a medic with the 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne) drags an ?injured? Soldier to an emergency facility during a training exercise Oct. 29. Soldiers from the 501st IR participated in field-training exercises, with the first elements arriving to Donnelly Training Area, Fort Greely, Alaska Oct. 14 and the last of the Soldiers scheduled to leave Nov. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross)

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