Col Matthew Macfarlane

U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, clears an M240B squad automatic weapon during an Expert Infantry More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew MacFarlane, left, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, congratulates Soldiers for their induction into the U.S. Army Alaska Sergeant Audie Murp More

U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, participate in a four-mile brigade run at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 5, 2013. The purpose of the run was to build unit More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner, the senior enlisted adviser for 4-25 ABCT, attach a Safety More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Regiment, salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Navy’s newest ship, the More

U.S. Army Capt. Jamie Pecha, the brigade preventative medicine officer from 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Nichols, the c More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner passes the brigade guidon to U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, in a change of responsibility ceremony, May 13 More

A paratrooper assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, instructs students from Gruening Middle School how to conduct a proper parachute landing fall at Joint B More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kenneth Cummings, with Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, shows his war face during the tug-of-war event in the Spartan Competition Derby PT here More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Perera, commander of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, gives instructions to Staff Sgt. Sean Purdy, a combat engineer w More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Perera, commander of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion,4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pins the Pathfinder badge on U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Larry F More

U.S. Army Spc. Kathryn Harwick, a chaplain’s assistant, hailing from Blacksburg, S.C., receives the Army Commendation Medal for being named in the United States Army Pacific Command Brigade Unit Ministry Team o More

Australian Army Warrant Officer Class 2 John Edwards, left, serving as the wing sergeant major of the parachute training school, gives commands to U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Aspinwall, center, with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, discusses rations delivery and distribution with Australian Army Capt. Simon Wong, left, More

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Frey, with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, who hails from Anchorage, Alaska, starts a t More

Army Spc. Nicholas Frey, with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, places a tactical More

Australian army Lance Cpl. Aaron Lankford, a petroleum operator with the 10th Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Australian army, works at his fuel point in support of Talisman Saber 2013 while a rainbow arcs in t More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, meets with Australian Brig. Gen. Shane Caughey, the commander for the Australian Army More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducts security while on a battlefield circulation with Blackfoot Company, 1st Batt More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ezekiel Hernandez, platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Divis More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ezekiel Hernandez, platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepar More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ezikiel Hernandez, a platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepares to move More

U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, left, the commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, speaks with Maj. Brian Mayer, the brigade signal officer for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ildefonso E. Barraza passes the brigade colors to U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, in a change More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew W. McFarlane (center), commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division sits with members of the 4-25 IBCT staff and members of the Japan Ground Self-D More

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, compete in a 17-mile bike race to start off Sparta Week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2013. Spart More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew W. McFarlane, left, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and other distinguished guests salute during the national anthem during a remembrance ceremony he More

Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, leads the Spartan Brigade on a five-mile run as Sparta Week draws to a close Sept. 6, 2013 at Joint More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, presented the Spartan Spirit Award to Pfc. Trevor Sporer, hailing from Detroit, S More

The paratroopers of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, discovered a Toyota Tundra which had rolled over during a motor vehicle accident More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, arrive to a training scenario in a Stryker armored vehicle to relieve Soldiers with th More

Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, receive training on the capabilities and operation of the Search and Rescue Tactical Vehicle Sept. 14, 2013, at the Donnelly Tra More

Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jump from a C-17 over Malamute Drop Zone, the primary drop zone for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 19, More

U.S. Army Alaska Commanding General Maj. Gen. Michael Shields presents the Expert Field Medical Badge to Spc. Justin Borquez, assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4-25 IBCT at a ceremony on Join More

Spartan paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, descend with a T-11 parachute at Malamute Drop Zone Oct. 17, 2013, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. More

Officers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conduct resisted sprints prior to a Squadron Halloween “Fun Run” Oct. 31, 2013. More

Army Pfc. Jessie Caligiuri, assigned to B Btry., 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, looks at a microwave in one of the new rooms his battalion is moving into on JBER-Richardson, Nov. 1, 2 More

Sgt. 1st Class Randall Summerford, PFAR Battalion Food Operation sergeant, assigned to G Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, teaches Spartan Brigade family member’s basic culinary More

Pfc. Dawinsky Jean-Baptiste, a rigger with Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Edison, N.J., prepares to sepa More

Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard L. Knight, USARAK's senior enlisted adviser, awards the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club medallion to Staff Sgt. Albert T. Durant, assigned to Headquarters Company, 17th Combat Sustainment S More

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conduct a final inspection of an unmanned aircraft system, or More

Paratroopers with Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, board a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint More

A paratrooper from Bravo Company, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepares to launch an RQ7 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on the tra More

A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, works to clear snow near a Howitzer firing point Jan. 31, 2014 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Spartan More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick Altenburg (right), the commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducts public affairs t More

Members of the Spartan Brigade, visiting service members of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, members of the Asian Alaskan community and friends were invited for a “pot luck” and social hour event at the Asian Alask More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and the Spartan Brigade's senior enlisted adviser, Command Sgt. Major Frank Hacker wished More

Spartan Brigade paratroopers arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 17 after participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 combined forces from the Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Republic of Korea, Indo More

Army Lt. Col. Patrick Altenburg, commander of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, leads paratroopers off Malemute Drop Zone after an airborne operation on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. More

Paratroopers, family and friends gathered at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Soldiers' Chapel, Feb. 20, to honor Army Sgt. Okan M. Cetinbag, who died the evening of Feb. 11 from injuries sustained Feb. 7 at More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Santiago with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, checks his equipment while preparing a dro More

U.S. Army Spc. Rubin Massey, a paratrooper assigned to Comanche Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, waits to negotiate a hill on the ski course during the battalion’s biathlon competitio More

U.S. Army Capt. Jesse McAdam (left), commander of Comanche Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment and 1st Sgt. Travis Cooke, negotiate a hill on the ski course during the battalion’s biathlo More

Field grade officers and senior noncommissioned officers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division jump onto Geronimo Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Mar More

Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stage vehicles for follow-on movement at the Joint Readiness Training Center’s Intermediate Staging Base April 5, 2014, More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Janson (left), an infantryman with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, calls out distance and direction instructions in a react to contact More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Darrell Webster (foreground), the first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne More

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Leon, an information technology specialist for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, wears his M40A1 Protective Mask during a simulated chemical att More

A Stryker combat vehicle with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, moves out on a patrol at the Joint Readiness Training Center April 23, 201 More

A U.S. Army Stryker armored personnel carrier with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, moves about the training area during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Po More

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 4th Quartermaster Detachment, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division unload a container of Low-Cost Low-Velocity (LC More

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Campbell, a combat medic with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, packs his rucksack as he prepares for an exped More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division speaks at a joint press conference on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 28, More

The Order of Saint Maurice Medallion, an award recognizing those who have made a significant impact on the infantry community, was presented to U.S. Army Maj. John Geis, executive officer for the 4th Infantry B More

Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, wait for a heavy equipment drop at Donnelly Training Area near For More

Paratroopers from Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, at Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely, Alaska, after complet More

Maj. Gen. Michael Shields, commander of U.S. Army Alaska, joined Col. Matthew McFarlane, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and the rest of the Sparta More

A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, goes through jumpmaster pre-inspection for the spot jump event, where parachutists attempted to land in a small target More

Family members and paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, enjoyed a day of jumping out of a 34-foot tower at the Airborne Sustainment Training Area as part of More

Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska salute during the playing of reveille prior to the installation's Army Birthday Celebration Run on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 26, 2014. Soldiers participated in More

Maj. Elisabeth Claus, the brigade judge advocate for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, says when it comes to active duty service members working with private organizations More

Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, render honors during an Honorary Command Sergeant Major Induction Cere More

A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, checks wind conditions shortly before a jump at Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 21 More

Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division don the T-11 Parachute System at the Joint Military Complex before partic More

Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, the Alaska Command and Eleventh Air Force commander, welcomes the 2014-2016 JBER Honorary Commanders Program inductees during an induction ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, More

Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a demonstration at More

Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, along with Airmen of the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron assigned to the Spartan Brigade, participate alongside Mar More

Key members of the combined ground combat element for Exercise Ulchi-Freedom Guardian 2014 take time to pause for a group photo Aug. 22, 2014 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. They are (left to right) Lt. Comma More

Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, along with Airmen of the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron assigned to the Spartan Brigade, tour the former Japanese More

A treadmill used by U.S. Army Maj. Brian Mayer, the signal officer for U.S. Army Alaska’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, is shown here as he undergoes a VO2 Max Test, or ma More

A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division loads ammunition into a magazine during the U.S. Army Alaska Small Arms Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, More

A Paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division points to a target as he tallies a 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th ID Soldier’s score during the U.S. Army Alaska More

U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, performs first aid on a simulated injury during the Expert Infant More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, left, the commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska, awards the Army Commendation Medal to Sgt. 1st Class Keyon Cummings, for his induction into the U.S. Army Alaska Sergean More

U.S. Army Col. Matt McFarlane, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, participate in a four-mile brigade run April 5, 2013, More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Regiment, fire artillery during the commissioning ceremony for the Navy’s newest ship More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ildefonso E. Barraza of San Antonio receives the brigade guidon from Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, in a change of responsibility More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Fernando Gonzalez, platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Dog Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, instructs students from Gruening Middle School how to exit an aircr More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Perera, commander of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion(BSTB), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, gives instructions to Staff Sgt. Sean Purdy, a combat engineer wi More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Pospisil, the senior enlisted adviser for 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pins the Pathfinder badge on U.S. A More

U.S. Army Maj. Steven Lambert, an Army Reserve chaplain, hailing from Eagle River, Alaska, receives the Army Commendation Medal for being named in the United States Army Pacific Command Brigade Unit Ministry Te More

Australian army Warrant Officer Class 2 John Edwards, serving as the wing sergeant major of the parachute training school, gives commands to U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th More

Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, build a temporary training structure for Talisman Saber 2013 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 18, 2013. More

U.S. Army Pfc. Angel Wilson, with Delaware Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Merced, Calif., secures his equipmen More

U.S. Army Pfc. Angel Wilson, with Delaware Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, who hails from Merced, Calif., secures his equipm More

A truck filled with airborne assault parachuting equipment waits for shipment on an Australian C-17 Globemaster III aircraft July 21, 2013 at Williamson Airfield, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Austr More

U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, discusses battle operations with Australian Brig. Gen. Shane Caughey, the commander f More

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Verdusco (right) native of Fayetteville, N.C., and U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Saltter, from Morrisville, N.C., two soldiers with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Johnny Koyama, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, with 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, hailing from San Diego, Calif., performs a radio check as he works to provide close air support More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Johnny Koyama, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, performs a radio check as he works to provide close air support for Task Force Spartan, 4th I More