Blackfoot Co., ‘1 Geronimo’ hones small unit leadership skills at JBER
Pvt. Allen Dashke, an infantryman assigned to Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fires the M240B machine gun while ambushing opposing forces during squad training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 20, 2020. The training exercise certified Blackfoot Company’s squads and evaluated their squad leaders on small unit tactics and decision-making skills. The Spartan Brigade continues to support mission readiness by training to retain current qualification throughout the division. The focus on readiness demonstrates the installation’s resiliency and posture for the future throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña). Original public domain image from Flickr