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Sgt. Eric Herrington, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, receives a bronze star with valor from Col. Michael Garret, 4BCT (Abn.), 25th Inf. Div. commander. Ten other Paratroopers also received honors on Sept. 28.

Sgt. Eric Herrington, B Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, receives a bronze star with valor from Col. Michael Garret, 4BCT (Abn.), 25th Inf. Div. commander. Ten other paratroopers also received honors on Sept. 28.

Sgt. Aubrey Jollotta, one of the M2 .50 caliber gunners for the command element tactical alternate command team from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (ABN), scans the area for any possible threats during a mounted patrol in a town south of Baghdad.

Sgt. Aubrey Jollotta, one of the M2 .50 caliber gunners for the command element tactical alternate command team from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (ABN), scans the area for any possible threats during a mounted patrol in a town south of Baghdad.

Spc. Iris G. Almazan, a medic with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, patrols through southern Baghdad.

Spc. Jamie L. Jameson a medic with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, patrols through southern Baghdad.

Army Staff Sgt. Adam Krauland, a cryptologic linguist and paratrooper, assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), U.S. Army Alaska, won Noncommissioned Officer of the Year in the Army's Best Warrior Competition that culminated last fall. Krauland is the first soldier for U.S. Army Alaska's command to earn this title. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

Sgt. 1st Class Gary Douglas with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, downgrades his uniform and applies wax to his skis before heading out on another training mission during their Cold Weather Leader's Course.

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare a mock casualty for evacuation by helicopter at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 20, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk)

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, wait for a UH-60 medical-evacuation helicopter to land during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 20, 2019. The paratroopers rehearsed medical evacuation procedures including using the helicopter’s hoist system. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk)

1st Sgt. Erik Carlson, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division awaits transportation at an extraction point after a successful airborne operation in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. The battalion's Arctic capabilities were tested as temperatures with wind chill reached as low as 63 below zero. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

A paratrooper of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division packs his parachute after a successful airborne operation in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. Aircraft exit temperature (with wind chill) was recorded at 105 degrees below zero. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division evacuate a cold-weather casualty as a precautionary measure in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. The soldier was released the next day without permanent damage. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division awaits transportation after a successful airborne operation and follow on mission in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. The training simulated the recovery of a downed satellite and tested the battalions contingency operation ability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

A paratrooper of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division awaits transportation after a successful airborne operation and follow on mission in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. The training simulated the recovery of a downed satellite and tested the battalions contingency operation ability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

Lt. Col Ethan Diven and Command Sgt Maj. Evan Lewandowski, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry commander and senior enlisted advisor lead a group of paratroopers toward an extraction point after a successful airborne operation in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. The battalion's Arctic capabilities were tested as temperatures with wind chill reached as low as 63 below zero. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th. Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division pack parachutes and move out of the way for incoming U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft after a successful airborne operation in Deadhorse, Alaska, February 22. The battalion's Arctic capabilities were tested as temperatures with wind chill reached as low as 63 below zero. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

A paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to jump during training exercise Spartan Pegasus, at Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2017. The purpose of Spartan Pegasus is to validate Soldier mobility across frozen terrain, a key fundamental of U.S. Army Alaska's capacity as the Army's northernmost command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez)

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, ready their gear in preparation for a jump during training exercise Spartan Pegasus, at Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2017. The purpose of Spartan Pegasus is to validate Soldier mobility across frozen terrain, a key fundamental of U.S. Army Alaska's capacity as the Army's northernmost command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez)

A paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stays warm at the drop zone in Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014. Denali paratroopers would later conduct an airborne insertion into Deadhorse, Alaska as part of the brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jumped into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014, as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

Paratroopers with Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, move to their assembly area after parachuting into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014, as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

A paratrooper with Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, moves to the assembly area after parachuting into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014 as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

A paratrooper with Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, puts on his skies at the assembly area after parachuting into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014 as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

A paratrooper with Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, puts on his skies at the assembly area after parachuting into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014 as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

A paratrooper with Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, scans the area as Spartan paratroopers conduct an airborne operation at Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014 as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

Paratroopers with Chaos Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, move to their assembly area after parachuting into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014 as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

Paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, proudly proclaim that they own the Arctic after parachuting into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014 as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jumped into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014, as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle.

Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jumped into Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2014, as part of the Spartan Brigade's training for rapid insertion into any environment in the Pacific. This is the first time the Spartan Brigade has conducted operations north of the Arctic Circle.