U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, participate in the 2026 Spartan Remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 19, 2026. The annual ceremony honors the memory, sacrifice and legacy of fallen paratroopers dedicated to the division's historic lineage. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman First Class Theodore Gowdy)
Beads of rain run down the sides of canvas tents while boots splash through a water-saturated field. The distant roar of F-22 Raptors tears through the sky, maneuvering for its final approach to land in Kodiak, Alaska during exercise Tropic Tundra 26. Once they land, they’re eager to get back into the air. One of the many important career fields that they cannot fly without is Air Force specialty code 2F0X1, fuels management.
