Keywords: u.s. army; u.s. army alaska; maj. gen. bryan owens; paratroopers usarmyusarmyalaskamajgenbryanowensparatroopers joint base elmendorf-richardson jointbaseelmendorfrichardson alaska usa u.s. army; u.s. army alaska; maj. gen. bryan owens; paratroopers; alaska; training usarmyusarmyalaskamajgenbryanowensparatroopersalaskatraining outdoor cloud sky A CH-47 Chinook helicopter loaded with Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska flies over the Chugach Mountain Range as it prepares to conduct an airborne operation over Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2015. USARAK is a central component to the Army’s rebalance to the Pacific, providing two fully mission-ready Brigade Combat Teams ready to position unit elements anywhere across the Pac-Rim within 18 hours notice, and is uniquely positioned within 9-hours flight time from 90% of the world’s most highly-populated regions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) A CH-47 Chinook helicopter loaded with Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska flies over the Chugach Mountain Range as it prepares to conduct an airborne operation over Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2015. USARAK is a central component to the Army’s rebalance to the Pacific, providing two fully mission-ready Brigade Combat Teams ready to position unit elements anywhere across the Pac-Rim within 18 hours notice, and is uniquely positioned within 9-hours flight time from 90% of the world’s most highly-populated regions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) |