AFT: Army paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, hold onto a rope secured to the back of Small Unit Sustainment Vehicle during a skijoring exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 27, 2021. (Alejandro Peña/Air Force)
AFT: The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits south in the Bering Strait early Jan. 19, 2021. The 45-year-old heavy icebreaker is underway to project power and support national security objectives throughout Alaskan waters and into the Arctic, including along the Maritime Boundary Line between the United States and Russia. (Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham/Coast Guard)
AFT: Staff Sgt. Joe Payea, Vermont Air National Guard, prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II during training at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 21, 2021. (Master Sgt. Michael Davis/Air National Guard)
AFT: A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender during a bomber task force mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Jan. 27, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride/Air Force)