U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Edgell, with the Weld Shop for B Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and a native of Fallsburg, Ohio, welds a wheel mount f More
Paratroopers fire the first of three volleys during a 21-gun salute at the April 26 memorial for Spc. Jeffrey White, who was killed in combat, April 3, during an improvised explosive attack in Afghanistan.
Lt. Gen. William Troy, director of the Army staff, and former commander of U. S. Army Alaska, returned to Fairbanks to serve as guest speaker and to present awards. The local community sponsored more than 200 m More
U.S. Army Spc. Alicia Jordan, a dental specialist with the 142nd Area Support Medical Company, Connecticut National Guard, hailing from Naugatuck, Conn., explains to a paratrooper from Task Force 4-25, about th More
U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Bolin, brigade chaplain for the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Manlius, Ill., speaks about the concept of prayer as part of the National Day of P More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Rager, a keyboardist and vocalist for the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band ensemble, Night Wing, and native of South Sioux City, Neb., warms up before performing for paratr More
U.S. Army Pfc. Trevor Aguilar, a native of Clinton, Okla., and forward observer assigned to Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment overlooks Combat Outpost Wilderness from Observation Point More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Sutton, a crew chief with A Troop, 1-17 Cavalry, hailing from Dallas, works on a Kiowa Warrior OH-58D (R) helicopter at Forward Operating Base Salerno May 9.
Staff Sgt. Jerrell Cronan, U.S. Army Alaska NCO of the year, and Spc. Jason Beckman, USARAK Soldier of the year, receive trophies May 11 at the 2012 Arctic Warrior Challenge awards ceremony. Left to right: USAR More
An observation post sits on a hill on the corner of Combat Outpost Deysie in Shewak district May 11. COP Deysie is home to paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regimen More
U.S. Army Spc. Adam Warner, a native of Ionia, Mich., and food service specialist with C Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, places marinated steaks on the grill for the weekly “Surf and Turf More
UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters land to drop off the six-man team of climbers from the U.S. Army Alaska Northern Warfare Training Center onto the Kahiltna Glacier at the start of their expected 14 to 20 day climb. More
U.S. Army Sgt. Sheree LaPointe, B Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), a chemical operations specialist hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (right), is assisted with putting on Mission Oriented P More
An Army MRAP from the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, stopped at a local bazaar near Combat Outpost Herrera. The paratroopers at COP Herrera are part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) More
A paratrooper with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Brigade, Task Force 4-25, takes a moment to reflect at the memorial of the fallen at Forward Operating Base Salerno May 24. The memorial More
A cache of evidence is collected my members of the 65th Ordnance Company during a training scenario. The soldiers learn to properly identify, collect and transport possible evidence during their post blast anal More
U.S. Army Pfc. Josh Brown, a cannon crewmember assigned to 3rd Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 4-25, provides security during a presence patrol in Khoni G More
U.S. soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, stand in formation for a change of command ceremony, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, More
The Afghan Uniformed Police conduct a presence patrol with A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 4-25, to search for weapon caches in Khoni Ghar, Afghanistan, May 27.
U.S. soldiers assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 4-25, take a break during a foot patrol near Khoni Ghar, Afghanistan, May 27.
U.S. Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett and Brig. Gen. Deborah McManus, Alaska National Guard director of joint staff, post a wreath honoring fallen veterans during the Memorial Day remembrance More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Griffith, a native of Corvallis, Ore., and U.S. Army Spc. Paul Tabor of Jacksonville, N.C., assigned to Team Delaware, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Tea More
U.S. Army Spc. Spencer Smith, a native of Auburn, Calif., and a medic with Team Delaware, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Brigade, Task Force 4-25, chec More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alan Saylor, platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Dog Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, and a native of Lexington, Va., (center), speaks with an officer of the Afghan Nati More
Incoming USARAK Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard L. Knight accepts the NCOs sword from the USARAK commander, Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, which symbolizes his acceptance of the position as the highest ranking enliste More
A "mechanical salmon" is a main attraction at the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division mid-tour celebration May 31 at Cottonwood Park.
Three noncommissioned officers recite the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer during 25th Brigade Support Battalion's NCO Induction Ceremony. (U. S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Trish McMurphy, USARAK Public Affairs)
Pfc. Lynnette Dalle, a military working dog handler with the 28th Military Police Detachment at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, shows some of the obedience and special skills her MWD, Gina, is taught at the obstacle c More
U.S. Army paratroopers of 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a security patrol, supporting a post blast analysis of an improvised explosive device that de More
U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron Bowers, a native of San Diego and gunner assigned to 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, scans his sector during a mounted patrol in the Shawa More
U.S. Army Spec. Jay Clemons from Kettle Falls, Wash., assess the wounds of an Afghan child. The grandfather stated he was grateful and this was the first time he had witnessed the presence of U.S. and Afghan fo More
U.S. Army Spc. Adam Steele, a native of Huntland, Tenn., and medic assigned to 2nd Platoon, Team Comanche, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, patrols along a wall in Terezayi district June 8. Te More
A policeman in the Afghan Uniformed Police searches a villager for weapons during a presence patrol in Loy Murghoz, Khowst Province, Afghanistan on June 8, 2012. The police conducted the patrol with U.S. soldie More
A policeman in the Afghan Uniformed Police searches a villager for weapons during a presence patrol in Loy Murghoz, Khowst province, Afghanistan on June 8, 2012. The police conducted the patrol with U.S. soldie More
U.S. Army Capt. Chad Thompson, Chaplain for the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 1-40, hailing from Tucson, Ariz., greets Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) on his visit to Combat Outpost Wilderness, Jun More
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), left, speaks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Cassibry, commander of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 1-40, hailing from Gulf Shores, Ala., during a visit to Co More
Afghan National Army leaders discuss an upcoming mission to the village of Tatanak with U.S. soldiers assigned to the 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Fo More
U.S. soldiers assigned to 4th Platoon, Dog Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Task Force 4-25, patrol the area around Combat Outpost Zormat, Paktya province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2012. More
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to search for weapon caches in the village of Tatanak with U.S. soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Task Force 4-25, in Pak More
Army Lt. Col. Vern Randall delivers a front snap kick to his opponent as a member of the Modern Army Combatives Program referees the match. Competitors fought in varying skill classes where higher skill meant m More
The commander of U.S. Army Alaska, Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett leads the soldiers of USARAK off post for the portion of the four-mile Army Birthday Run that followed alongside the Glen Highway of Alaska.
Gary McDonald, former commander of the Northern Warfare Training Center thanks everyone for their support and says farewell to friends and colleagues during the NWTC Change of Command ceremony, June 27, 2012.
Soldiers in the Afghan National Army prepare to fire illumination mortars using coordinates for targeting instead of line of sight on Combat Outpost Narizah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 30, 2012.
The commander for the Afghan National Army on Combat Outpost Narizah gives a presentation about combat outpost operations to a visiting ANA commander and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, the deputy commander More
An Afghan National Army soldier repositions a mortar cannon according to compass readings during mortar training on Combat Outpost Narizah, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2012.
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Randy Hahn serving with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division gives training on changes to the U.S. military policy in Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and P More
A U.S. soldier assigned to 2nd Delaware Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, join Afghan National Army soldiers to provide security during a patrol through Heserak, Khows More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Bell, assigned to Delaware Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, talks with locals during a patrol through Khandakay, Khowst province, Afghanistan, More
Paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, conduct a security patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Salerno July 7, 2012. The purpose of t More
Afghan National Army mortar team stands with U.S. Army Spc. David Hull and Pfc. Mason Decesare, both assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, Task Force 4-25, in their mortar pit on Combat Outpost More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a tourniquet on U.S. Army Sgt. David Riley, a combat medic with 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, during a combat lifesaver cour More
The 16th Combat Avaition 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 Battalion, 52nd Aviation More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Samuel Banks, a survivor from a Liberian refugee camp in the Ivory Coast, holds up the only things he had with him when he was forced to flee his home country of Liberia when rebels led More
Dominique Ramirez, a 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division spouse, negotiates an obstacle during the brigade’s G.I. Jane Day July 14, 2012 on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska. (Phot More
Fort Richardson's 9th Army Band marches down Eagle River’s Business Boulevard July 14 during the Bear Paw Festival parade. Sponsored by the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce, the free community festival h More
Army Staff Sgt. Trevor Jones, the 59th Signal Battalion Master Resiliency Trainer lines up with eight additional racers to compete in the Fireweed 400, a bicycle race that that took him from Sheep Mountain Lodg More
Soldiers and cadets at the Northern Warfare Training Center's Basic 15 day Mountaineering course learn vital skills to climb, rappel and travel safely though rugged mountainous terrain at the NWTC Black Rapids More
Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, suit up to man decontamination stations during joint operations with members of the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of M More
The SkySat system is carried on a 10- to 12-foot latex balloon filled with hydrogen to lift the 12-pound payload of the actual system. Soldiers and civilian leaders observed and took part in a hands-on demonstr More
Basic training soldiers in the Afghan National Army march back from training with their M16 rifles on a small arms range on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 17, 2012.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Rester, assigned to 340th Tactical Military Information Support Operations Company, Task Force 4-25, helps Afghan National Army Col. Ghulam Farouq Edrak, assigned to 203rd Thunder Corp More
Afghan National Army honor guard soldiers stand in formation during a rehearsal for greeting the ANA deputy chief of staff on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012.
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar Khaliq, center, director of general staff, gives a press conference on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012.
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Raouf Muktaj, the chief of staff of the 203rd Thunder Corps, addresses the graduates of an ANA heavy artillery class on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afg More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) band, assigned to the 203rd Corps, plays to welcome ANA Lt. Gen. Akram, the ANA deputy chief of staff, to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 1 More
An Afghan National Army band, assigned to the 203rd Corps, plays to welcome ANA Lt. Gen. Akram, the ANA deputy chief of staff, to Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2012. Lt. More
U.S. soldiers with the 203rd Thunder Corps Advisor Group conduct a foot patrol to one of the outposts surrounding Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2012. The patrol was done More
Staff Sgt. Albert Morales III and Sgt. Juan A.Robles Jr. provide final instructions to driver Spc. Edmund J. Debary and Co-driver Pfc. Lucas A. Klosterman as they prepare to negotiate the 539th Transportation C More
Afghan National Army soldiers, assigned to the route clearance company in the 203rd Thunder Corps, prepare mine detectors for counter improvised explosive device training on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Pakt More
A member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's premiere parachute team, lands on a precision target as the Golden Knights' announcer catches the American flag before it touches the ground. The Golden Knights p More
Spc. Michael Alexander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, listens intently to directions by Joe Woodrome, program specialist from the Fort More
U.S. soldiers assigned to 4th Platoon, Delaware Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a presence patrol through Khus More
U.S. soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Apache Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, pose around a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle for a group photo o More
U.S. soldiers assigned to 4th Platoon, Delaware Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, and Afghan Uniform Police officers enter a pump house to search for weap More
Bob Delaney (center), Col. Mark A. Freitag, deputy commander, U.S. Army Alaska, and Lt. Col. Bill Gottmeier, Chief of Operations (G3/5/7), U.S. Army Alaska-North, are seen at the foot of Alaska's White Mountain More
U.S. soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Apache Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, prepare to start a patrol in Black Rock, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jul More
U.S. Army Sgt. Caleb Llyod, a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Apache Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, provides security while U.S. soldiers assigned to th More
A crew from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, hoist a simulated casualty out of a valley during a life-like scenario with the students at the Northern Warfare Training Center’s Black Rapid More
U.S. Army Sgt. William Burns, squad leader for 1st Platoon, Delaware Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, uses a metal detector to search a wadi for weapons More
Members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya tend to a garden inside a qalat on Forward Operating Base Gardez. The garden is one method used to show the people in Paktya province what agricultural devel More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Dodson, 6th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Engineer Brigade, S-3 training noncommissioned officer-in-charge, prepares a terrain model to brief his platoon on its next mission during the 12- More
U.S. Army Alaska Command Sgt. Maj. Bernie Knight (in red beret) USARAK Noncommissioned Officer Academy commandant, command sergeant major (center), and senior instructor Sgt. 1st Class Ernest W. Moore (far rig More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Ayala, a combat infantryman with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, checks fluid levels on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected More
U.S. soldiers and representatives with Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost meet with the Khost district governor and other officials in the governor's office at the Gorbuz district center, Khost province, Afgh More
Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, local officials and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan members greet each other before conducting a meeting at the UNAMA compound, Khost province, Afghanistan More
U.S. Army Pfc. Crystal Campbell, 56th Engineer Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, adjusts the bolt as headspace and time is set on a M2 .50 caliber machine gun prior to qualifications at a range in Joint Base Elmen More
U.S. Army Spc. Eric Neher, an Infantryman attached to Baker Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, poses with his dog, Sgt. Bety, in the K9 kennels on Forward Operating Bas More
U.S. Army Cpl. Joseph Bongiovanni, assigned to 1st Platoon, Baker Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, washes the windows of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle on More
Clouds surround a mountain peak at an Afghan Uniform Police checkpoint near Shah Mahammad Kalay, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2012.
U.S. military personnel and civilians participate in the Alaska 5K Big Wilderness Run at Forward Operating Base Salerno Aug. 18.
U.S. Army soldiers in Chosen Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, start out on a patrol in Khermanah, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2012. Chosen Company went out More
Lt. Col. Bob O'Brien, commander, 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Camp Merrill, Ga. and another soldier rappel from a cliff near Black Rapids Training Site, Alaska, during the recent Assault Climber Course (court More
U.S. Army Spc. Scott Green, a food service specialist with Able Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, restocks the drink cooler after lunch in the dining facility at Comba More
Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, convoy their Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles to the Multipurpose Training Range, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards More
Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Alaska commanding general, with Donald Rudolph Jr. and wife Kimberly unveil the plaque dedicating the Fort Wainwright’s Range Complex to Donald Rudolph’s father, 2nd Lt. More
U.S. soldiers with Able Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, practice martial arts and take turns lifting weights during a workout in the gym on Combat Outpost Chamkani, More
U.S. soldiers with 3rd Platoon, Able Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, start out on a patrol through a part of Sarengor Valley, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, More
U.S. soldiers stationed at Forward Operating Base Gardez man a guard tower along one of the walls, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2012.