U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Ward, commanding officer

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Ward, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, speaks with Cindy Ritchie, a reporter with the Alaska Star newspaper, about the role Spartan Steel has in the brigade-wide winter field training exercise (FTX) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Jan. 31, 2014. The Spartan Brigade’s nine-day FTX is focusing on rapid deployment, forced entry, and follow-on lodgment expansion to further validate its readiness as the Army’s only active airborne brigade in the Asia-Pacific Theater. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)