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Members of the 6th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, prepare to begin participation in Exercise BRIMFROST '83 by moving out from their unit site in snowmobiles and other vehicles.

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A right front view of a Canadian "Grizzly" wheeled armored personnel carrier in use during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Sergeant First Class Daniel Stone of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, makes a survey of the area using an M2 aiming circle during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Members of the 5th Battalion, 297th National Guard, patrol the area in an M113 armored personnel carrier during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

 

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Specialist 5 Ron Smith, a military policeman, stands guard duty outside the Tactical Operations Center for Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Private 2nd Class Hodges of the 4th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, marches through the snow near the base camp during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Members of the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, unload supplies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Private Second Class Randy Gonzales of Company C, 5th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, patrols the area on a snowmobile during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

 

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Sergeant Ron Morrisey of the 5th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, sights an M60 machine gun during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Private First Class Jim Hope of the 5th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, sights an M67 90 mm recoilless rifle during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Specialist Fourth Class Michael Dokes of the 4th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, moves toward a new defensive position equipped with an M60 machine gun and a pair of snowshoes during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

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Private Dennis Swift of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, sights an M60 machine gun during Exercise BRIMFROST '83.

 

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The sign at the main entrance to Fort Wainwright welcomes participants of exercise BRIM FROST '83.

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A view of the front entrance to the Joint Exercise Control Group Headquarters during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

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A view of the satellite communications relay station in operation during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

 

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A view of a satellite dish antenna at the communications relay station in operation during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

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A view of an M113 armored personnel carrier in use during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

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A view of an M426 dry span bridge in place during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

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A view of a continuous wave acquisition radar station in use during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

 

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A view of a continuous wave acquisition radar station in use during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

 

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A view of a camouflaged Hawk missile launcher in use during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

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Camouflaged nets are removed from a Hawk missile launcher during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

 

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A Hawk missile launcher is prepared for a firing mission during exercise BRIM FROST '83.

 

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Maj. Brooke Myers attempts to establish radio contact with "friendly forces" after he was dropped off in the woods during a search and rescue exercise conducted as part of exercise Brim Frost '83.

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MAJ Brooke Myers, left, and an observer watch as an HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from the 77th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service prepares to land. The HH-3 will evacuate them from a survival training site during exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight of the Oregon Air National Guard Set up an AN/TPS-43E tactical three-dimensional radar unit at the forward air control post during exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight of the Oregon Air National Guard monitor radar screens in the control van of an AN/TPS-43E tactical three-dimensional radar unit during exercise Brim Frost '83. The radar unit is part of the forward air control post.

 

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Air Force SSGT Alvin Champ, from the 21st Civil Engineering Squadron, serves lunch to Army SSGT Ron Smith during exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Air Force and Army personnel eat lunch together in the mess tent during exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Air Force and Army personnel work together to load supplies aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The supplies will be airlifted to troops in the field during exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Members of the Utah Army National Guard use snowshoes to march throught the snow while on maneuvers during exercise Brim Frost '83.

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A member of the Utah Army National Guard aims his M-203 40mm grenade launcher from a prone position during exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Airman 1st Class Craig Bass signals an aircraft as it arrives with Army infantry troops to participate in exercise Brim Frost '83. Visible in the background is a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

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Air Force personnel begin a search and rescue exercise after arriving in a wilderness area via an Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Army pilot Maj. Brooke Myers tries to establish radio contact while participating in a search and rescue exercise during Brim Frost '83.

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Army pilot Major Brooke Meyers takes necessary steps to ensure survival in the frozen environment during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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A ground crewman performs preflight maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Ground crewman install an external wing fuel tank onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing taxi out for take-off during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) move a control van into postion during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) set up a TPS-43E radar antenna during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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A member of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) participates in the set up of a TPS-43E radar antenna during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) set up a TPS-43E radar antenna and control vans during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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A member of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) set up a TPS-43E radar antenna during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) monitor TPS-43E radar scopes inside a control van during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Infantrymen equipped with arctic field gear march down a road during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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A member of the Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington, prepares fried breaded veal in a field mess facility during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Airmen dine on a meal inside the field mess facility during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Staff Sergeant John T. Ferguson and Senior Airmen Jo Anne Dahlen of the 208th Weather Flight, Minnesota Air National Guard, prepare to launch and track a weather balloon during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Staff Sergeant John T. Ferguson and Senior Airmen Jo Anne Dahlen of the 208th Weather Flight, Minnesota Air National Guard, track a weather balloon during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Catholic Chaplain Father Popeleski conducts evening mass for airmen participating in exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Air traffic control personnel inside an AN/TSW-7 mobile tower during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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The command Post in operation for Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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A security policeman patrols the area on a snowmobile during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Crewmen prepare to upload a photo pod onto a T-33 Shooting Star aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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An experimental photo pod installed on the left wing of a T-33 Shooting Star aircraft Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Right side view of a T-33 Shooting Star aircraft as ground crewmen clear the pilot for takeoff during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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An F-4 Phantom II aircraft lands during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Members of Company C, 4th Battalion, 327th Infantry, from Richardson, off-load a snowmobile from a forklift during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Soldiers and airmen work together to prepare a load of munitions to be dropped using the low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Soldiers and airmen work together to prepare a load of munitions to be dropped using the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) during exercise Brim Frost.

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A crewman gives the "Thumbs Up" sign as he prepares to conduct a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) during exercise Brim Frost.

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A Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drop takes place from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Brim Frost.

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Crewmen watch from the cargo opening of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drop takes place over Clear Creek during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

 

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Right rear view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as crewmen conduct a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drop over Clear Creek during exercise Brim Frost.

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A member of the Niagara Falls Army Reserve monitors the fuel flow to the bladders on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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Airmen arrive to participate in Exercise Brim Frost '83.

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A Cochran Loader is used to off-laod supplies and equipment from a MC-10 Extender aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost '83.