US Army paratroopers jumped into Arctic terrain at an exercise in Alaska last month.
AdvertisementIn the skies above Alaska, US Army paratroopers, loaded with heavy gear, take the plunge out of a perfectly fine airplane into freezing air temperatures and whipping Arctic winds.
The experience is quite intense, troops told Business Insider, an adrenaline rush only heightened by doing it in the Arctic environment.
Abreanna GoodrichLast month, US Army Pacific hosted a Joint Pacific Multinational Rotation Center training event near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Paratroopers with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, stage onboard a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III prior to conducting an airborne operation in Donnelly Training Area, Delta Junction, AK, Feb. 8, 2024.
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