Army Capt. Phil Sakala, commander of Alpha Battery,

Army Capt. Phil Sakala, commander of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, delivers an initial brief to Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from Ben Eielson Junior and Senior High School, about their tour of his unit’s firing point Feb. 1, 2014 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The cadets were at the FP to learn how the Army conducts firing missions at and near the gun line. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith/Released)