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Left to right; U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Moore, U.S. Army Pvt. Jordan Villa, U.S. Army Sgt. John-Paul Gorcyca, and U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Spacek, build a snowman while waiting for a parachute drop of heavy equipment on Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2012. Moore, Villa, Gorcya, and Spacek are assigned to the 6th Engineer Battalion, Combat, Airborne. Fresh, heavy snowfall the day before left conditions perfect for snow play on the installation.

SNOW PLAY

Left to right; U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Moore, U.S. Army Pvt. Jordan Villa, U.S. Army Sgt. John-Paul Gorcyca, and U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Spacek, build a snowman while waiting for a parachute drop of heavy equipment on Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2012. Moore, Villa, Gorcya, and Spacek are assigned to the 6th Engineer Battalion, Combat, Airborne. Fresh, heavy snowfall the day before left conditions perfect for snow play on the installation.

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