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Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hodney participates in slingload training taught by U.S. Army Pathfinder School instructors at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 18, 2016. Hodney is assigned to the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron. Pathfinders specialize in navigating through foreign terrain and establishing safe landing zones for airborne and air assault soldiers or Army aircraft. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

Slingload Training

Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hodney participates in slingload training taught by U.S. Army Pathfinder School instructors at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 18, 2016. Hodney is assigned to the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron. Pathfinders specialize in navigating through foreign terrain and establishing safe landing zones for airborne and air assault soldiers or Army aircraft. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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