Strike first, strike hard
Soldiers hand off spent shell casings July 28, 2010, Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska. The casings are from the Mk-19, a belt-fed automatic grenade launcher used in training operations on the JPARC. The JPARC offers the military 67,000 square miles to conduct necessary training. The Soldiers are assigned to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Willard E. Grande II)