Soldiers of U.S. Army Alaska's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, off load from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2013, as two C-17s loaded with paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron (Airborne) 40th Cavalry Regiment taxi on the runway for a related parachute assault training mission. The soldiers transported with their Strykers from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to participate in a combat training exercise with USARAK's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at JBER. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher/Released)