Parachute infantryman Pfc. Dakota Beal, a native of Lakeland, Ga., assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division begins testing as a candidate for the Expert Infantryman Badge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 22, 2013, as Master Sgt. Patrick Connell, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, a native of Buhl, Idaho, counts his pushups. The Expert Infantryman Badge was approved by the Secretary of War Oct. 7, 1943, and is currently awarded to U.S. Army personnel who hold infantry or special forces military occupational specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)