A C-17 Globemaster III, flown by the 249th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, cruises before dropping a Humvee vehicle fitted with a parachute system over Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2015. The heavy equipment drops were conducted with elements from U.S. Army Alaska as part of Pacific Airlift Rally 2015, a biennial, multilateral tactical military symposium designed to enhance military airlift interoperability and cooperation between nations of the Pacific region for future humanitarian missions. This year's PAR was co-hosted by the Alaska Air National Guard, 176th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)