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, provides securit More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. George Hogg, right, with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shows a piece of equipment used by paratroopers to U.S. Army Gen. More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Hacker of Wilson, Kan., receives the brigade colors from Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, in a chan More
U.S. Army Col. Matthew W. McFarlane (center), commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, poses with members of the 4-25 IBCT staff and members of the Japan Ground Self More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Blanchard with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepares to compete in a 17-mile bike race to start off Sparta Week at More
U.S. Army Col. Matthew W. McFarlane, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, holds an umbrella over retired Master Sgt. Andrew S. Lucas, a Gold-Star family member, during a remembr More
The command leadership team for the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Lt. Col. Tobin Magsig (center left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Mitchel More
U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, presented the Spirit Award to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry, 4-2 More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Wahler (far right), a senior medic with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, hailing from Fort Knox, Ky., gives emergency medical aid, along with fel More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct security on a rooftop during an emergency deployment response trainin More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Wahler, a senior medic with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron , 40th Cavalry Regiment, and Brian Johnson, a representative and vehicle designer with HDT Global, discuss Search and R More
Maj. Brian Mayer, the Brigade Signal Officer and resident of Wasilla, Alaska, assigned to Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, packs his T-11 in his aviator More
Pfc. Joseph Fescina with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment finishes a 12-mile road march as part of Expert Field Medical Badge qualification at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 23, 2013. F More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Richard Scott, commander of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, thoroughly inspects a Spartan paratrooper before a jump, Oct. More
Officers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division face off while conducting resisted sprints prior to a Squadron Halloween “Fun Ru More
A ribbon cutting ceremony signifying the opening of Building 688, a new barracks for 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment paratroopers on JBER-Richardson took place Nov. 1, 2013. The $24.1 m More
Sgt. Raphael Bonair, a Food Service NCO, assigned to F Company, 725 Brigade Support Battalion, explains to Spartan Brigade family members the different knives and uses available in the kitchen Nov. 6, 2013, at More
Staff Sgt. Isaiah Rodriguez, a rigger with Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Las Cruces, N.M., assembles th More
Sgt. 1st Class August Alombro, assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, is awarded the Army Commendation Med More
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pushes an unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, into position bef 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
Paratroopers from Bravo Company, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division prepare to launch an RQ7 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on the traini More
A Paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, provides security near a Howitzer firing point Jan. 31, 2014, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Spartan More
U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Jones with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Chicago, conducts security during a t More
Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of a combined air drop, called a friendship jump, duri More
Staff Sgt. Theodore Batdorf, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Intensive Care Unit assigned to the 8th Forward Surgical Team, spends time with his family before deploying on a nine-month deployment t More
Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Malemute Drop Zone at 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
A paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stays warm at the drop zone in Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014. Denali paratroopers More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Norris, weapons squad leader in 3rd Platoon, Comanche Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, skis down a ski course in his arctic gear during the battalion’ 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
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Janson (right), an infantryman with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, checks his soldier’s weapon status in a react to contact exercise More
A U.S. Army Stryker armored personnel carrier with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepares for a night operation during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort P More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 4th Quartermaster Detachment, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division prepares a pallet of simulated ammunition to b More
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Hickey (right), a field artillery officer with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, reviews a map of Mount McKinley with another member of the expedit More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke to a group of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen during a visit to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 28, 2014. Hagel stopped off at JBER to visit with More
U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, places the Order of Saint Maurice Medallion, an award recognizing those who have made More
Paratroopers from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, at Allen Army Airfield on Fort Greely, Alaska, conduct a wet wing operation June 7, 20 More
A paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, observes the scenic view while waiting for a heavy equipment drop More
Staff Sgt. Adam White, a scout team leader with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, goes through the medical lane d 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
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division celebrate the start of Sparta Week with a five-mile run June 17, 2014 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Sparta More
Family members and paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, receive a class in donning a T-10D parachute harness before enjoying a day of jumping out of a 34-fo 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, makes a call over a radio on Malemute Drop Zone before Spartan paratroopers conduct a training parachute assault on Jo 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
Maj. Gen. Michael Shields (right), commander of U.S. Army Alaska, with Lt. Col. Christopher Ward (left), commander of 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (A 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
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Tyler Cowan (center), a native of Pittsfield, Mass. and a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Div 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
John Limon (right), Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s installation exercise physiologist for the Health Awareness and Wellness Center, reads data during a VO2 Max Test, or maximal oxygen uptake, and gait analys More
A Soldier with U.S. Army Alaska looks down range at his target after completing an iteration of firing during the USARAK Small Arms Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2014. The pur More
Soldiers with the 59th Signal Battalion provide each other with a suitable surface to write on during the U.S. Army Alaska Small Arms Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 19, 2014. The p More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Lambeth with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Houston, and Cpl. Brian Lewis with Headquarters Company, 1s 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 Patrick Depotty for his induction into the U.S. Army Alaska Sergean 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 uni More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 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 sh More
Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, commander United States Army Alaska, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner the Legion of Merit for his service as the senior enlisted adviser for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25 More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Phillip Payne, a squad leader with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division, instructs a student from Gruening Middle School how to saf More
U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, presents U.S. Army Spc. Kathryn Harwick, a chaplain’s assistant, with the 4-25 ABCT Brigade cha More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Bradley Buechner, left, with Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts jumpmaster personnel inspection on the equipment of a U.S. Soldier pri More
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Adcox, a mortarman with Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, sits on the shoulders of 2nd Lt. Elijah Truebloo More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Matthew Delisle, the company 1st Sgt. for Delaware Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, secures his equipment More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Matthew Delisle, first sergeant for Delaware Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, secures his equipment after More
Australian army infantrymen with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, march to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct day-and-night lift operations while in support of Talisman Saber 2013 at More
A Spartan Paratrooper with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, drinks water before an upcoming mission to secure a hil More
Battlefield commanders Australian Army Col. Edward Smeaton, left, with the Force Support Group, 17th Combat Service Support Brigade, and U.S. Army Col. Matthew McFarlane, with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Te More
U.S. Army paratroopers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, maneuver off the landing zone after exiting an Australia More
Battlefield commanders Col. Edward Smeaton, with the Force Support Group, 17th Combat Service Support Brigade, Australian Army (left), and Col. Matthew McFarlane, with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airb More
U.S. Army Spc. Tommy Wilson, right, with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, receives a container of hot food from Royal Au More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Blanchard with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, crosses the finish line after completing a 17-mile bike race to start o More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division high-five each other following the championship softball game during Sparta Week Sept. 5, 2013, at Joint Base Elmendorf More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, fire a rifle salute during a remembrance ceremony held at the brigade headquarters at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept More
U.S. Army Spc. Sean Gregory, with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, won second place in the Spartan Sprint Triathlon compe More
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires an M240B machine gun to suppress a simulated enemy during an emergency More
Col. Matthew McFarlane, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, congratulates the brigade rigger’s after senior leaders and riggers from the Spartan Brigade jumped More
(From left to right) Spc. Birane Dioum with the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Spc. Justin Borquez with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, Pfc. Joseph Fescina with the 1st Battal More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Israel Betanzos, company 1st Sgt. for G Company, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, exits the door of a mock More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jordan Rabaste, hailing from Pacifica, Calif., with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, discusses the events of the More
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson leadership, Spc. Mario Pascual and Pfc. Taylor Ford, both assigned to B Btry., 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, cut a ribbon signifying the opening of Bu More
U.S. Army Pfc. Thomas Perez , a rigger with the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Elizabeth, N.J., tightens the parachute pack of More
Major General Michael H. Shields (right), commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard L. Knight (center), USARAK's senior enlisted adviser, stands with the newest inductees into the U. More
Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, observe a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter lift a howitzer artill More
A Paratrooper with the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division assembles a 10-man arctic tent during a field training exercis More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tobin Magsig (left), the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducts public affairs trainin More
Maj. Ernest Dorema, the Intensive Care nurse assigned to 8th Forward Surgical Team, removes the bolt from his M4 carbine to prepare for his deployment to Afghanistan at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, More
Spartan Paratroopers land on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after a 16-hour flight from Thailand where the brigade participated in Cobra Gold 2014, Feb. 17. The exercise, now in its 33rd More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment prepare to fire a 21-gun-salute during a Feb. 20 memorial ceremony for Sgt. Okan M. Cetinbag at the Soldiers’ Chapel on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards More
U.S. Army Sgt. Josh Black, a rigger with Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stays warm at the drop zone in Deadhorse, Ala More
U.S. Army Spc. Jared Baughn, 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
A senior leader assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepares to land on Geronimo Drop Zone in the Chugach Mountains on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska du More
U.S. Army medics render emergency aid to Capt. Christopher Franco (center), the commander for Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, after he sustained a crit More
U.S. Army up-armored Humvees are staged for a potential night attack at the main tactical operations center for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, during an exercise at the More
A 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment cloth insignia is one of many items packed for an expeditionary summit attempt on Mount McKinley by a five-member team of paratroopers from the 4th Infantry B More