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Alaska fisherman’s patience pays off as Marine scout sniper
Courtesy Story | 1st Marine Division | Date: 10.29.2012A six-man team of scout snipers hiked through snowy, mountainous terrain under heavy winds. With freezing temperatures and no warming layers packed, the Marines looked to Sgt. Emmanuel P. Velayo to get them... Read More
Alaska paratroopers transfer Afghanistan mission to Rakkasans
Courtesy Story | United States Army Alaska | Date: 10.06.2012The Alaska-based 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division officially transfers its operations in Afghanistan Oct. 6 to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air-Assault), Task... Read More
Spartan brigade returns to the last frontier
Story by Spc. Eric-James Estrada | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | Date: 09.25.2012As the paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force 4-25, complete their 10-month deployment to Afghanistan, the workload gets heavier as the Spartans prepare for... Read More
Alaska soldiers train Down Under
Courtesy Story | United States Army Alaska | Date: 09.04.2012Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska's 2nd Engineer Brigade train in the jungles of northeast Australia. Read More
Alaska paratroopers train with explosives
Story by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs | Date: 08.28.2012A two-hour road march finished with a bang as soldiers conducted hands on breaching and shaping-charge explosives training, Aug. 28, at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska. Read More