The arctic winter provides few colors, but a muzzle flash will do us just fine. Above you see an Alaska Army National Guard Infantryman assigned to Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, in a firefight with his machine gun. This happened during a training exercise near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in December 2022. The exercise was aimed at enhancing the unit’s combat readiness and evaluating proficiency in an arctic environment.

Below: Part of life in the arctic, snow everywhere.

Below: An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter, assigned to the 1-207th Aviation Regiment lands at a drop zone.

Below: The Arctic Sun. Alaska Army National Guard infantrymen on security after a firefight.

Nightvision on an Alaskan Night: An Alaska Army National Guard Infantryman assigned to Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, patrols the outskirts of a wood line near a drop zone range during an Air Assault training exercise.

POTD or Photo Of The Day is TFB’s daily article series, where you’ll find new images every day. Did you know that the mathematical physicist James Clerk Maxwell is credited for creating the first color photograph ever? He presented what is regarded as the first long-lasting color image at a lecture back in 1861.

Source: Alaska National Guard Public Affairs, Army National Guard, Spc. Bradford Jackson, 134th Public Affairs Detachment.