In this photo provided by the U.S. Army, the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division continues Operation Spartan Reach, a mass tactical airborne training event across Alaska from Monday through Wednesday, with a parachute insertion into Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. This is the largest airborne training mission in the history of the Spartan Brigade, dropping over 1,400 paratroopers, in addition to heavy equipment including two 105mm howitzers, at the Donnelly Drop Zone near Fort Greely, and JBER's Malemute Drop Zone using five C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and one C-130 Hercules aircraft.  Operation Spartan Reach is designed to simulate a brigade-level airborne seizure of key terrain to enable the follow-on movement of forces into hostile territory. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Justin Connaher) Photo: Justin Connaher, Associated Press
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