A paratrooper assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares for a water landing in Big Lake, Alaska, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, with T-11 parachutes. This training event prepares the brigade's troopers for potential water landings, and highlights the unit's ability to perform airborne operations under challenging conditions and locations anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)