Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Arctic Wolves” hone their craft with sling load operations during the National Training Center deployment validation exercise at Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 23, 2015. Working with flight crews from Fort Carson, Colo., Soldiers from 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team show the professionalism and capability to work with other Soldiers from across the U.S. Army with relative ease. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Corey Confer, 1st SBCT Public Affairs)