MST 2 Conducts Arctic Exercise [Image 25 of 27]

ALLEN ARMY AIRFIELD, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

11.04.2021

Photo by Airman Christopher Storer 

27th Special Operations Wing

Lights from the aurora borealis blanket the night sky above tents set up by members of the 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group, Detachment 1, Mission Sustainment Team 2, during Exercise Arctic Ice, near Allen Army Airfield, AK, Nov. 4, 2021. Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, occur when gas emissions from the sun collide with the Earth’s magnetic fields, creating currents of charged particles, which produce colorful “curtains” of light when exposed to oxygen and nitrogen high in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Exercise Arctic Ice was designed to test MST 2’s capabilities in providing and sustaining operations living conditions in extreme austere environments, ensuring their place in the current great power competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Storer)

• Date Taken: 11.04.2021
• Date Posted: 12.15.2021 10:55
• Photo ID: 6980558
• VIRIN: 211104-F-VK515-1079
• Resolution: 3941x2628
• Size: 5.73 MB
• Location: ALLEN ARMY AIRFIELD, ALASKA, US