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Two soldiers standing on a howitzer reach up to connect slings to a hovering helicopter as snow gusts around them.

Subzero Stretch

Soldiers reach up to hook a 155 mm howitzer to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while battling stiff winds and subzero temperatures at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 7, 2018. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment. Army photo by John Pennell

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