AFGHANISTAN BOUND
U.S. Army soldiers board a Boeing 737 as they prepare to leave Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2011, for a deployment to Afghanistan. The 290 soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross
U.S. Army soldiers board a Boeing 737 as they prepare to leave Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2011, for a deployment to Afghanistan. The 290 soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross