06/18/2014: One of the skill sets used with effect in Afghanistan has been precision air dropping.
This experience is being carried forward elsewhere.
Above the Arctic Circle, paratroopers from 2nd Engineer Brigade participate in Arctic Pegasus.
The goal of this Arctic mobility exercise is to enhance U.S. Army Alaska’s proficiency for conducting Arctic airborne operations, mobility and ground maneuvers in extreme cold-weather conditions.
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Credit: United States Army Alaska: 5/1/14
- In the third photo, First Sgt. William Jasper, first sergeant for Headquarters, Headquarters Company 6th Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Engineer Brigade, checks wind speed and direction in preparation for paratroopers to arrive during Arctic Pegasus May 1 near Deadhorse, Alaska.
- In the fourth photo, A Small Unit Support Vehicle exits the cargo area of a C-17 Globmaster III above Deadhorse, Alaska, May 1, 2014. The SUSV was dropped as part of Arctic Pegasus, an exercise to enhance U.S. Army Alaska’s proficiency in Arctic airborne operations, mobility, and ground maneuvers in extreme cold-weather conditions.
- In the final photo, a Small Unit Support Vehicle floats through the land of the midnight sun and approaches the tundra above the Arctic Circle after being released from C17 Globemaster III during Arctic Pegasus May 1. Paratroopers from 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 2nd Engineer Brigade from Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson participated in the exercise to enhance U.S. Army Alaska’s proficiency for conducting Arctic airborne operations, mobility and ground maneuvers in extreme cold-weather conditions.