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    Arctic Warrior 21 tests Soldiers, equipment in extreme cold weather [Image 3 of 11]

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    A large military transport aircraft is conducting an aerial airdrop operation, releasing multiple cargo bundles equipped with parachutes. The aircraft, consistent in silhouette with a C-17 Globemaster III, is photographed from below against a partly cloudy blue sky. Several parachute-deployed cargo packages are visible in various stages of descent trailing behind the aircraft.

    DONNELLY TRAINING AREA, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    02.08.2021

    Photo by John Pennell 

    United States Army Alaska

    Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jump from aircraft from the 535th Airlift Squadron based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii and parachute in to seize an airfield at Donnelley Training Area, Feb. 8, 2021, as part of Exercise Arctic Warrior 21. Arctic Warrior 21 is a cold weather training event that incorporates airborne operations, situational training exercises, and live fire exercises, occurring at Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely and Richardson Training Area near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The exercise tests the ability of the Spartan Brigade to face a near peer threat and validate winter field training in an Arctic environment. (Army photo/John Pennell)

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    Date Taken: 02.08.2021
    Date Posted: 02.09.2021 17:40
    Photo ID: 6515019
    VIRIN: 210208-A-SO352-002
    Resolution: 3600x2400
    Size: 3.16 MB
    Location: DONNELLY TRAINING AREA, ALASKA, US
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    A military airdrop operation is captured over a snow-covered landscape with low-lying fog and mountain ranges in the background. Two parachute systems are visible: a large cluster of olive-green cargo parachutes on the left descending with a payload near the ground, and a smaller white extraction or drogue parachute on the right still at altitude. The setting appears to be a cold, wintry environment consistent with Alaska or a similar arctic/subarctic region.
    A winter landscape scene showing a snow-covered flat terrain under a blue sky with notable atmospheric optical phenomena. Multiple parachutes are visible descending in the mid-left portion of the image. A prominent sun dog (parhelion) and sun pillar are visible, created by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
    A large military transport aircraft is conducting an aerial airdrop operation, releasing multiple cargo bundles equipped with parachutes. The aircraft, consistent in silhouette with a C-17 Globemaster III, is photographed from below against a partly cloudy blue sky. Several parachute-deployed cargo packages are visible in various stages of descent trailing behind the aircraft.
    A large-scale military airborne operation is depicted, showing numerous paratroopers descending from the sky under deployed parachutes. A military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, is visible in the upper center of the image, still dispensing jumpers. The parachutes vary in apparent darkness/shade due to distance and atmospheric haze.
    A large-scale military airborne operation is captured mid-execution, showing numerous paratroopers descending under deployed parachutes across a wide sky. A military transport aircraft, partially obscured by haze in the upper left, is still actively deploying personnel. The parachutes vary in color from tan/olive to darker green tones, suggesting multiple units or equipment types.
    Two military parachutists are descending over a snow-covered boreal forest landscape under clear winter skies. Both parachutes are olive drab/military green round canopies, consistent with static-line military parachutes. The terrain below features dense coniferous trees heavily laden with snow, suggesting a cold-weather training environment.
    A large military transport aircraft is performing an aerial cargo drop operation against a clear blue sky. Multiple parachute-deployed cargo bundles are visible at various stages of deployment trailing behind and below the aircraft. The parachutes appear to be in different stages of inflation, suggesting a sequential drop sequence.
    A large military transport aircraft, consistent with a C-17 Globemaster III, is captured mid-flight against a clear blue sky performing an airdrop operation. Multiple objects with deployment parachutes are visible trailing behind and to the right of the aircraft, indicating an active cargo or personnel drop sequence. The image is taken from a ground or low-angle perspective looking upward.
    A winter arctic or subarctic landscape covered in deep snow, featuring a prominent solar halo phenomenon with two visible sundogs (parhelia) flanking the bright sun. Small snow-laden conifer trees dot the flat tundra foreground, with a mountain partially obscured by clouds visible on the right. An aircraft with a contrail is visible in the upper left portion of the sky.
    A winter landscape scene showing a snow-covered flat terrain with sparse vegetation, captured under a sky displaying a prominent solar halo or sun dog (parhelion) optical phenomenon. Multiple parachutes with suspended figures are visible descending in the mid-left portion of the image. The atmospheric optics create a cross-like light pillar effect alongside a secondary bright light source on the right side of the frame.
    A military tactical truck, likely an LMTV or HEMTT variant in desert tan/coyote brown paint, is parked on a snow-covered surface in an arctic or subarctic environment. The sky displays a striking solar halo phenomenon with visible sundogs (parhelia) flanking the sun on both sides, along with a 22-degree halo arc. Two snowmobiles are visible in the middle distance traveling across the frozen landscape.

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