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FORT GREELY, Alaska - May 11, 2021, paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducted an airborne operation onto Allen Army Airfield, Fort Greely, Alaska. Following the seizure of the airfield, an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) battery from the 17th Field Artillery Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord arrived and conducted a live fire exercise at nearby Donnelly Training Area.
Approximately 300 paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, exited from U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-130 aircraft while A-10 Thunderbolts orbited, providing close air support. Once on the ground, paratroopers moved to their assembly areas to consolidate and secure the airfield as additional C-130s and C-17s landed with more paratroopers, equipment and the HIMARS battery.
The HIMARS battery with 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, was air transported from Cold Bay, Alaska, and fired a full volley of rockets that demonstrated the ability of the joint force to quickly build and implement combat power.
| Date Taken: | 05.11.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.13.2021 20:37 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 794766 |
| VIRIN: | 210511-A-XI247-140 |
| Filename: | DOD_108338755 |
| Length: | 00:03:51 |
| Location: | FORT GREELY, ALASKA, US |
| Downloads: | 65 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 65 |
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