Soldiers load freight in preparation for JPMRC 26-02
U.S. Army Spc. Clifton Van Kalsbeek, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division infantryman, lays gravel down on a flatcar at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 22, 2026, in order to load freight in preparation for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02. The exercise tests units’ ability to deploy, integrate and operate effectively across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)