A C-17 Globemaster III kicks up a cloud of dust as it lands at an unimproved air strip Aug. 24 near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The crew from the 517th Airlift Squadron assisted in deploying 120 Soldiers from the 17th Combat Service Support Battalion on Fort Richardson during Arctic Response. Arctic Response is an Army emergency deployment readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)