(From center-left) A Purple Heart, Silver Star, American
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Army 1st Lt. Rory Santos, a native of Waipahu, Hawaii,
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Spc. Kevin Cox, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment,
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Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher G. Bowerfind, assigned
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Army Spc. Arturo Dominguez, a native of Okeechobee,
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A World War II era North American P-51D Mustang fighter
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Spc. Dillon Serrano, a native of Ada, Okla., assigned
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Anchorage Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics
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Army Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler, commandant of the Military
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A soldier assigned to Comanche Company, 1st Battalion
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A soldier assigned to U.S. Army Alaska conducts water
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Army Capt. Grant Kirkpatrick gives a safety briefing
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers monitor radio
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Airmen assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard 249th
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A navigation point is seen on a tree as paratroopers
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Anchorage Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics
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Lt. Col. Kevin Perera, commander of 425th Brigade Special
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A paratrooper assigned the 1st Squadron (Airborne),
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Spc. Brandon Brooks, assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron
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Army Pvt. Aaron McCay, a native of Colorado Springs,
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Expended 5.56mm casings cover the ground as Airmen
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Sgt. Maj. Michael Van Engen, of Redlands, Calif., briefs
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Army Sgt. William Stanley, assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's
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Spc. Wesley Madera-Lopez, a native of Long Beach, Calif.,
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Army Staff Sgt. David Riley, assigned to the 109th
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Sixth Engineer Battalion soldiers receive a block of
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Spc. Jeremy Parsons, assigned to the 5th Squadron,
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Army Staff Sgt. Johnathan Montemayor, a native of San
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Drawers containing weapons maintenance tools are neatly
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Army Sgt. Keoni Sablan, assigned to Alpha Battery,
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Soldiers of the 545th Military Police Company arrive
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Army Pfc. Omar Duncan, a native of West Hartford, Conn.,
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The aiming reticle is seen on a screen as Army Sgt.
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Army Pfc. Eric Leow, a native of Laingsburg, Mich.,
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Photo from the 673rd Air Base Wing and Joint Base
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A paratrooper assigned to Baker Company, 3rd Battalion,
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Faith Myer, 8, left, looks through the scope of a sniper
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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
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Spc. Steven Wolfe, a native of Tacoma, Wash., assigned
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Spc. Katie McCarthy, a native of Punta Gorda, Fla.,
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Army Pfc. Blade Briscoe, a native of Fort Drum, N.Y.,
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Army 2nd Lt. Andrew Biermann, assigned to Baker Company,
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Spc. Karsen Granger, a native of Putnam Station, NY,
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A soldier stops vehicle traffic as paratroopers assigned
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Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute
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First Lts. Wesley Monaco, of Port Orange, Fla., left,
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Spc. Christopher Hunt, a native of Fayetteville, N.C.,
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Army Spc. Kyle Lupenski, a native of Los Alamos, N.M.,
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A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration Team F-16
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Staff Sgt. Christopher Windless, MEDDAC, of Philadelphia,
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Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska conduct an
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Army Pfc. Zachary Babcock, assigned to the 6th Engineer
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Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne),
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Machine gun ammunition is seen stacked at a supply
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Army Sgt. Weston Warren, a native of Taylorsville,
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Army 2nd Lt. Herman Tisdale, a native of Charleston,
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Army Pfc. Randenn Snider, top, assigned to the 3rd
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Spc. Sanjeev Acharya, left, and Army Staff Sgt. Rudy
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Army Sgt. Mayra Haynes, a native of Anaheim, Calif.,
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A Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II banks toward
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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
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Spc. Gerald Wilson, a native of Dallas, Texas, left,
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Soldiers compete in a Combat Cross-Country Series,
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Veteran Marcus Fausett, of Chugiak, Alaska, talks with
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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
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U.S. Army Alaska Commanding General Army Maj. Gen.
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A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet pulls up to
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A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th
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Senior Airman Nicholas Duneman, a native of Rushford,
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Airman 1st Class Mitchell Bradley, a native of Montgomery,
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Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st
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"1st Ladies" team member Brittany Dschaak hits a home
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Service members assigned to the Alaska Air National
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Spc. Adrian Hooks, a native of Indianapolis assigned
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Skydivers jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Boddy, a crew chief assigned
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Army Pfc. Ricky Bernard stands in front of his company
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anna Cox, a native
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F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group
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Army Spc. Bradley McAfee, a native of Reading, Pa.,
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Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 17th Combat
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bennett Chandler, 98th Maintenance
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Soldiers assigned to 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
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Tabitha Burley lays a stone on a memorial as Airmen
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Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team
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Expended shotgun shells are seen in a garbage can on
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Army Sgt. Jared Foust, a native of Palmer, Alaska,
Army Sgt. Jared Foust, a native of Palmer, Alaska, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Blank, assigned to the 98th
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Spc. James Rolf, a native of Oakland, Md. and Army
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The aiming reticle is seen on a screen in front of
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Airmen and Soldiers compete in the 5th Annual Army
Airmen and Soldiers compete in the 5th Annual Army vs. Air Force Hockey Game, Jan. 13, 2018, at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The game is played annually between teams made of service members assigne... More
Spc. Shane Van Dyke, a native of Columbia, S.C., assigned
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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter makes a pass over Malemute
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter makes a pass over Malemute drop zone as soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. A... More
An M16A2 rifle is seen on the ground after Soldiers
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An M249 Squad Automatic Weapon is loaded and ready
An M249 Squad Automatic Weapon is loaded and ready for Airmen assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron conduct a S.A.W., and M2 .50 Caliber machine gun qualification range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardso... More
Air Force Col. Robert Davis, 3rd Wing commander, addresses
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Angelica Ferdin holds her son, Ivan Vazquez, 9 months
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Megan Caddell, left, and Karrie Malone, pause for reflection
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World War II veteran Vincent Speranza, 88, from Auburn,
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Spc. Chris Link assigned to Apache Company, 1st Battalion
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