Soldiers prepare to unload cargo, an Army Stryker vehicle and a small unit support vehicle from a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Arctic Thrust 2018 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2018. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Arctic Thrust is a deployment readiness exercise designed to test systems and organizations involved in the deployment process. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valerie Halbert