Arctic paratroopers reboot ‘Prop Blast Ceremony’ [Image 6 of 9]

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES

03.20.2014

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith 

2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Gokey, a Jumpmaster assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, takes a final look at the drop-zone before he boards a UH-60 Black Hawk on Geronimo Drop Zone in the Chugach Mountains on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during the brigade’s recent “Prop Blast” March 20, 2014. Conducted since World War II, the Prop Blast served as a team-building event, which celebrates the proud paratrooper heritage and welcomes new members into the airborne community. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith)

• Date Taken: 03.20.2014
• Date Posted: 03.25.2014 17:28
• Photo ID: 1194642
• VIRIN: 140320-A-ZX807-127
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 4.68 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, US