U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, descend from the sky onto Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska for Arctic Aloha Oct. 15, 2024. Conducting airborne operations in Alaska provides 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) paratroopers an opportunity to hone their warfighting skills in an ever-changing environment, and Arctic Aloha is a chance to demonstrate the division’s ability to quickly project ready, lethal forces anywhere throughout the Indo-Pacific.