U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rich Scott, left, the battalion commander of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, part of U.S. Army Alaska, and Sgt. 1st Class Heriberto Reyes, with the 1st Squadron, talk while conducting an arctic airborne operation Dec. 12, 2013, at Malamute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. It was the first arctic airborne operation for the brigade since its redeployment from Afghanistan in 2012.