Army Reserve 'Sailors,' Joint Forces Bring Hope to Remote Alaskan People

By Capt. Christopher Larsen (USARC)August 13, 2010

Beaching
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4 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Jerome Wills, right, a food service specialist on board Palo Alto, gives a haircut to Spc. Nathan Valadez, the boat's medic. Members of the 709th Transportation Company, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Tacoma, Wash., have been in Alaska since June... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Foggy
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Kartchner
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Hall
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11 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – From left, Spc. Brad Bentow, Spc. Brandon Hall, and Pfc. Jordan Habenicht, all of the 709th Transportation Company, wait for Palo Alto. During offloading operations the river tide went out, and the soldiers were stuck on shore until Palo Alto's small... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Punx
12 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – USAV Palo Alto beaches at Punxsutawney Pier, Camp Mertarvik, Alaska. The boat is crewed by members of the 709th Transportation Company, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Tacoma, Wash. The pier is named in honor of Pennsylvania's famous Punxsutawney Phil ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Offshore
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Ladley
14 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Tom Ladley, right, a physician assistant with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing, Harrisburg, sits with Capt. Chad Hailey, a Marine reservist and commander of Headquarters and Support Company, 6th Engineer Su... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Windy
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Marine
21 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Reserve lance corporal at Camp Mertarvik, Alaska, holds a 'care package' sent by the USO. A joint force made up of Army, Marine, and Navy reservists, and Arny and Air National Guard members is working together in this remote outpost to build... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Houses
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Camp
23 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A lone Marine walks towards Camp Mertarvik, Alaska, a remote outpost some 450 miles from Anchorage. Service members from the Army Reserve, Marine Reserve, Navy Reserve and Army and Air National Guard are working to relocate a native village that is b... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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