Staff Sgt. Vance Meier, a rifle squad leader with C.

Staff Sgt. Vance Meier, a rifle squad leader with C. Company, 1st Brigade, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, discusses the Extended Cold Weather Clothing system with Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2015. The system is used to keep U.S. Army Alaska soldiers warm in temperatures between -60 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joel Gibson)