Pakistani evacuees at Rubicon, a forward aerial refuelling point, in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, Pakistan.
The three tallest peaks in the Alaska Range -- Mount Foraker (17,400 feet), Mount Hunter (14,573 feet) and Denali (20,310 feet) – fill the skyline above Talkeetna, Alaska. Aviators from B Company, 1st Battalion More
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
Aviation officers with the Nepalese army are given a tour of Fort Wainwright’s Hangar 1 by members of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade during a weeklong visit as part of a knowledge sharing partnership between More
Pfc. Lasabra Smith and Spc. Zachary Leavitt work to set up camouflage netting over a portion of E Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation's Forward Area Refueling Point at Firebird Assault Landing Strip in the Yu More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment pull maintenance on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter Feb. 27, 2020, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to ensure it is ready to fly missions in support of Arctic Edge More
CH-47F Chinook helicopters from B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment sit in position as the sun rises Feb. 28, 2020, for Soldiers and Marines at Fort Wainwright's Hangar 1 to load up for a mission i More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment battle stiff winds, sub-zero temperatures and blowing snow as they prepare to hook up their 155mm howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook hel More
Jack Reed receives a warm welcome while visiting Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during the 2nd Engineer Brigade activation ceremony Sept. 21.
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade assemble and prepare the unit's CH-47D Chinook helicopters for operation at Pakistan Air Force base Chaklala prior to flying t More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Charles "Chip" Wallace displays his Order of Saint Michael Silver Warad with help from his wife Stephanie and children Maggie and Jackson during a ceremony honoring Wallace for his outst More
7th Infantry Division Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, board CH-47 Chinook helicopters piloted by 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment More
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade commander Col. Robert P. Dickerson marches back with Lt. Col. John Knightstep and Lt. Col. James Dimon the outgoing and incoming commanders of the 1st Brigade, 52nd Aviation Reg More
Soldiers with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade exit an C-17 aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Task Force Denali, composed of soldiers from the 16th CAB, is redeploying after four months in Pakistan in sup More
Capt. Sam Chapman, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, kisses his mother, Martha Chapman of Salt Lake City, Utah, during a homecoming ceremony to w More
Eleven-month-old Holden waits to welcome his father, Spec. Thomas Hollenberger, home from Afghanistan at a ceremony held in honor of 16th Combat Aviation Brigade's 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment at Fort More
Martin Susser, left, program manager at Insitu, Inc., and the UAF Geophysical Institute’s Don Hampton load a 40-pound unmanned aerial system onto its launcher at the Stewart Creek impact area in June 2007.
Soldiers from H Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, gather around a MEDEVAC Helicopter for a block of instruction prior to conducting a medic More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Oleskiewicz, Brigade Air Space Manager for the Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigace Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shares his desk with his huge coffee mug.
Ryan McCombs, lead singer for the alternative metal band Drowning Pool, talks to the crowd of over 1600 that attended the Northern Lights Rockfest at Hangar 3 on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Nov. 6. The concert, sp More
Col. Todd R. Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, presents soldiers assigned to the 25th Brigade Support Battalion with his commanders coin. Wood admired the hard work More
Tech. Sgt. Joe Williamson, NCOIC of Detachment 3, 1st Weather Squadron, out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and Master Sgt. Brent Heykoop, Flight Chief for Detachment 3 check the Tactical Weather Equipment Unit (TM More
Section 4 of 2nd Platon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division waits by their M777A2 155 mm Howitzer for a fire mission during the 1 More
Spc. Melody Wright, a Kent, Wash., native and a Military Police soldier assigned to the 472nd Military Police Company here completed the U.S. Half Marathon 2 in San Francisco, Calif., with a time of 1 hour and More
Lt. Col. Sean Bateman, commander of 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Luis Martinez, the brigade targeting officer, discuss governance issues during a working group as part of the More
Mark E. Chapmon (Left) president of the Top of the World Warrant Officer Association, prepares to award Spc. Forrester Bazemore (Right) the 2010 Outstanding Soldier award winner Oct. 21 at the Family Hometown R More
Cpl. Balreet Kaur, a medic for the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (California National Guard), discusses her heritage with an Indian Army soldier before the opening ceremony for the combined training exercis More
Indian Army and U.S. Army senior leaders conduct a troop inspection during the Yudh Abhyas 2010 opening ceremony of the annual joint and bilateral training exercise Oct. 31 at Buckner Physical Fitness Center, J More
Sgt. Galan Carter, team leader with 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Pfc. Joshua Good, gunner, 1-40th CAV, 4th ABCT, 25th ID, instr More
Sgt. Jose Badillo, section sergeant, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, explains to an Indian Army soldier how a steady fir More
Sgt. 1st Class David Holmes, fire support sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hands sta More
Capt. Daniel P. Raymond waits with Indian army soldiers and U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers for a C-17 to take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Yudh Abhyas 2010. Soldiers participating in the More
Indian Army soldiers light candles Nov.5 during a Diwali festival celebrated with soldiers from the Indian Army and U.S. Army Alaska at the Wilderness Inn dining facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Ala More
Indian army soldiers set perimeter and move as part of specified teams during a cordon-and-search demonstration during U.S. Army Alaska and Indian army combined raid training at the Education Center on Joint Ba More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, were equiped with the newly fielded Land Warrior System during squad live-fire training at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Nov. 5.
Braidy Allen, scout, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, locks his gaze on a target during a dodge ball game Nov. 6 at the El More
Soldiers of the Indian army take a photo in front of the Byron Glacier at Portage Glacier, Alaska, Nov. 7 during a cultural day trip. It also included a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The eve More
A soldier from the Indian army fires the Javelin anti-tank missile Nov. 8 during Yudh Abhyas 2010, an annual bilateral training exercise.
Sgt. Joshua Smith, team leader, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, explains the wedge-formation composition to an Indian sol More
Pfc. Cory Slatten, mortar systems operator, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, works with Indian arm More
An Indian Army soldier packs up his parachute and looks for the parachute turn-in point at Malamute drop-zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after conducting a combined airborne jump Nov. 10 that included a More
An Indian army soldier pulls security during a rehearsal at Forward Operating Base Sparta Nov. 11 in preparation for a night air assault and raid mission that included soldiers from U.S Army Alaska and the Indi More
Spc. Sean Cuba, infantryman, Charlie Troop,1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pins U.S. Army airborne jump wings on an Indian army soldie More
Lt. Col. Christopher Cassibry, commander of 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepares to give a command to a formation of U.S. Army Ala More
Cpl. Rafael Santos, an infantryman assigned to A company, 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division fires his M4 Carbine down range during 1-5th team leader co More
Members of the Soaring Eagles Drum Group of Fairbanks, Alaska, play a selection as part of the annual Native American Heritage Observance Celebration held at Fort Wainwright Physical Fitness Center Dec. 13, 201 More
Pfc. Jasmine Irving has set up collection points on post where people may drop off canned goods, toys, clothing and provisions for the Brother Francis Shelter in downtown Anchorage this holiday season. (Photo b More
Spc. Jessica Garza, an awards clerk for Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, rehearses cultural interaction protocols and techniques during 1/25 SBCT's Female Engag More
Sharon Anderson a coordinator with a local Fairbanks Salvation Army program demonstrates to Pfc. Thomas Andersen, an Infantryman with 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 25th More
Ellen Lawlor Krsnak and other senior administrators of Anchorage Catholic Social Services greet Pfc. Jasmine Irving, whose project collected donations of clothing, food and toys to benefit homeless families in More
Alaska was the audience for a total lunar eclipse, Dec. 20. This documentation of the eclipse was photographed in Palmer, Alaska, over a two hour period. Total lunar eclipse coincides with the full moon of the More
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Sheila Casey, USARAK commander Brig. Gen. Raymond Palumbo and USARAK Command sergeants major, Command Sgt. Maj. David Turnbull pose for a holiday greeting while visit More
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and his wife Sheila, visited soldiers and family members at Fort Wainwright’s, Last Frontier Community Activity Center, Dec. 20. During the town hall meeting, Casey More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Steven Ornelles, B Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, and his wife Heidi celebrate Christmas in the Netherlands. The Dutch TV show “All You Need is Love” selected the Ornelles family t More
Staff Sgt. Bethany Cortes, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, takes questions from students during a Jan. 7 presentation at Begich Middle School a More
Retired Sgt. Maj. Lester B. Cook speaks to a group of soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Jan. 7. Cook tr More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Feild Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, guide a Stryker onto a train which will take the Brigade's vehicles to Anchorage on their way More
Over a mile long and already 75 feet wide, the ice bridge plays a vital roll in not only assisting units to get to training sites, but gives the engineers who build it a chance of a life time.
Staff Sgt. Ronald Stephens, a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear noncommissioned officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th More
Pvt. Daryl Holton, a Fire direction Control speacialist for Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 8th Feild Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, passes More
Staff Sgt. Sean Adkins, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, plans his next move at Monopoly as Staff Sgt. Charles Marsh looks More
U.S. Army Pfc. Ativut Son, a utilities equipment repairer with the 71st Chemical Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, interprets for Alaska-based paratroopers at the Thai a More
Soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, use the iRobot 510 PackBot to identify and un-arm a simulated improvised explosive device at the Robotics lane located at the U.S. Army More
Thai and U.S. commanders stand with Thai army Maj. Gen. Phi Boon Khoomchaya, deputy commander of the 1st Army Area Thailand, as he issues the official order to begin Exercise Cobra Gold 2011 at Camp Erawan, Thailand.
Capt. Jungu Lee, chaplain assigned to the 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, baptizes Sgt. John Gladden, a supply specialist curren More
A Thai soldier assesses his direction of drift as he lands during a U.S.-Thai airborne skill badge exchange jump with U.S. Army Alaska's 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Feb. 9, during Exercise More
Thai troops look over a U.S. M4 rifle before moving to a live-fire range with U.S. Army Alaska paratroopers Feb. 10 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2011, the latest in a continuing series of U.S.-Thai military exerc More
The barrel of an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon smolders between bursts as soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment lay down suppressive fire along with Thai forces in live-fire training Feb. More
Command Sgt. Maj. of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bernard Knight, explains, to members of the New Zealand army, how the two-week rotation will play out during the intense rotatio More
A paratrooper with the Thai army’s 3-31st Infantry Regiment, King’s Guard videos a team of Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as the More
A U.S. paratrooper from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska prepares to land with his combat equipment onto Wang Luk East Drop Zone during Gold 2011.
Brig. Gen. Raymond P. Palumbo, commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska, shakes hands with 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Senior non-commissioned officer Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard Knight More
Maj. Gen. Kampanart Ruthdit, commanding general of the Royal Thai Army’s 1st Division, shakes the hand of 1st Sgt. Richard C. Wiley, A Co., 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, while inspecting Tha More
Sgt. 1st Class Gary Douglas with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, downgrades his uniform and applies wax to his skis before heading out on another traini More
Herschel Walker speaks to JBER soldiers and airmen, Feb. 22 at the Post Theater. Walker is the spokesman for the Freedom Care Program in 2008, a specialized mental health and addiction treatment program for ser More
The leaders and soldiers of the 539th Transpotation Company stand tall during a deployment ceremony held on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 23. The company will soon be deployed to Afghanistan in support of Opera More
Soldiers of the 539th stand tall during the unit’s deployment ceremony held on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 23. The company will soon be deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Robert Leatherbee, 9th Army Band, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, practices with his fellow band members for upcoming events. Leatherbee has been awarded the Finley R. Hamilton Award for displaying exceptio More
Col. Todd R. Wood, Commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Jeffrey Williams, an Infantryman assigned to the Tactical Assault Command, Brigade Troops Battalion, explain More
Alaska Senator Mark Begich exchanges a hand shake with Col. Todd R. Wood, Commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, at the U.S. Army's National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Cal More
Members of Eagle River Boy Scout Troop 229 recite "The Pledge of Allegiance" before their Scout meeting Feb. 24.
Army Staff Sgt. James McSwain, 9th Army Band, plays the French horn with students during a music clinic at East High School, Feb. 25.
Ashleigh Hintz and son Liam wait for the return of Capt. Ryan Hintz of 23rd Engineer Company (Sapper) from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Feb. 25.
Pfc. Cassandra Teszlewicz, a gunner with the 164th Military Police Company, familiarizes herself with the lane during a dry fire rehearsal at the Bulldog Trail located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, March 1.
Col. Barry K. Williams, commander of the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, affixes the Safety Excellence streamer to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company 3rd MEB guidon March 4 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richar More
The City of Anchorage welcomes home Soldiers of the 23rd Engineer Company (Sapper) from their yearlong deployment in Afghanistan. The Sappers marched through downtown before participating in the Running with th More
Soldiers at the Northern Warfare Training Center’s Cold Weather Leader's Course learn how to utilize their equipment in the harsh Alaska terrain. During the 2 week course the students learn a variety of surviva More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Weaver, a mountaineering specialist from the Northern Warfare Training Center in Alaska, treks through mountainous terrain while assisting with a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command re More
Spc. John O'Brien and his wife Marie visit with other family members at the 164th Military Police Company's deployment ceremony at Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 14.
Servicemembers, family and friends of the 23rd Engineer Company (Sapper) gathered at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Buckner Physical Fitness Center March 17 to witness the uncasing of the company’s guidon, More
Staff Sgt. James Kuppersmith of the 4th Quartermaster Detachment plays "Amazing Grace" on his bagpipes during a March 18 memorial ceremony for Sgt. Michael McCloskey at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Soldi More
Sgt. Ben Winn of the 164th Military Police Company shares a moment with his daughters Celeste and Aurora March 22 at the company’s head-quarters, hours before the company’s deployment to Afghanistan.
Students learn how to properly secure a casualty for transport in a cold mountainous environment as part of the Cold Weather Orientation Course in Black Rapids, Alaska, March 24, 2011.
Sgt. Shanika McNealy, a military police officer assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, receives the Combat Action Badge and Purple Heart from Maj. Gen. Raymond P. Palumbo, U.S. Army Alaska commander, Ap More
Sgt. Camilia Hall signs her name on the multiple sclerosis banner after completing a 4 mile walk in support of finding a cure for multiple sclerosis April 16 in Anchorage. Hall was diagnosed with multiple scler More
1st Stryker Brigade combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stationed out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, is now a member of the International Security Assistance Forces in Zabul, Afghanistan, in support of Operation More
Soldiers from the 472nd Military Police Company, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Spc Jacob Condon a Beaumont, Calif., native and Spc. Heather Richardson, an Aurora, Colo., native, load an M1117 Armored Security Vehicl More
A retirement ceremony honors 1st Sgt. Russell Hawkins, 1st Sgt. Steven Pritchett and 1st Sgt. Karl Utter with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Sgt. 1st Class Chad Szych with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat T More
Members of the 9th Army Arctic Rock Band perform during a free concert in downtown Fairbanks June 3. The band covered well-known songs from singers like Bob Marley to Led Zeppelin. The 9th Army Band not only co More