Paratroopers conduct forced-entry ops [Image 2 of 26]

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, UNITED STATES

03.18.2015

Photo by Justin Connaher 

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

Army Staff Sgt. Mark Conner, a native of Blue Ridge, Ga., assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, puts his weapon into operation moments after landing during a practice forced-entry parachute assault on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, as part of a larger tactical field exercise. The Soldiers are part of the Army’s only Pacific airborne brigade with the ability to rapidly deploy worldwide, and are trained to conduct military operations in austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

• Date Taken: 03.18.2015
• Date Posted: 03.19.2015 20:34
• Photo ID: 1824213
• VIRIN: 150318-F-LX370-120
• Resolution: 4523x2784
• Size: 8.27 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK, US
• Hometown: BLUE RIDGE, GA, US