PHOTO FEATURE: Finding the Way

Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Div
Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, holds a compass during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, holds a compass during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Army Sgt. Carlos Porras, a native of Burlington, NC, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, holds a compass during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to move out during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare to move out during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Spc. Matthew Linzer, Hampton, NJ, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, pauses on a road during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Linzer and fellow Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Spc. Matthew Linzer, Hampton, NJ, assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, pauses on a road during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Linzer and fellow Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Army 2nd Lt. Brian Morrow, a native of Dahlonega, Ga., assigned to Grindstone Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, calculates his position during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Morrow used his skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
Army 2nd Lt. Brian Morrow, a native of Dahlonega, Ga., assigned to Grindstone Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, calculates his position during a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. Morrow used his skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
A fox crosses the road in front of paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, as they conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher
A fox crosses the road in front of paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, as they conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) Justin Connaher

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