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Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift

By Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith, 4th IBCT (ABN), 25th IDDecember 6, 2013

Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
1 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. James Klein, a paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, secures his parachute for follow-on movement Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th p... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
2 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Command Sgt. Maj. Cameron Dinger, the command sergeant major for the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, secures his parachute for follow-on movement Dec. 4, 20... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
3 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, readies for a parachute landing fall Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th partnered with Bravo Compan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
4 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, descend to the snow-covered landscape Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th partnered with Bravo Compan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
5 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Humvee operated by paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, navigates snowy terrain Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
6 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Russon, an infantry platoon sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, gathers his parachute after landing Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Dr... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
7 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. Chase Spears, the public affairs officer for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, moves toward an equipment collection point Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
8 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, descends to the ground under the canopy of a T-11 parachute Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th part... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
9 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, descends to the ground Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th partnered with Bravo Company, 1st Battali... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
10 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and descend to the ground Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th partner... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
11 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, executes a parachute landing fall while under the canopy of a T-11 parachute Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
12 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, descends to the ground under the canopy of a T-11 parachute Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th part... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sugar Bears give Spartans a lift
13 / 13 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, descend to the snow-covered landscape Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th partnered with Bravo Compan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, exited a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and descended to the ground Dec. 4, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The 4-25th partnered with the "Sugar Bears," Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment from Fort Wainwright, Alaska for the day's mission, which demonstrated the Spartan Brigade's forced entry capabilities.

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