Alaska Army National Staff Sgt. Abraham Knuteson, an assistant instructor assigned to the 207th Multi-Functional Training Regiment assists infantry noncommissioned officers at the zero range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 17, 2025, during the MFTR’s Advanced Leader Course. Infantry ALC is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant the opportunity to hone the leadership and tactical skills needed to lead squad-size units. The course curriculum included Army operations, combat orders, land navigation, leadership, M4 carbine marksmanship training, machine gun training and squad tactics. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Cory Reed, an instructor with the 207th Multifunctional Training Regiment, manages the firing line at the zero range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 17, 2025, as part of the MFTR’s Advanced Leader Course. Infantry ALC is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant the opportunity to hone the leadership and tactical skills needed to lead squad-size units. The course curriculum included Army operations, combat orders, land navigation, leadership, M4 carbine marksmanship training, machine gun training and squad tactics. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

Alaska Army National Guard Connor McKamy, an infantryman assigned to A Co., 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, fires an M4 carbine during a qualification table at the Small Arms Complex, April 18, 2025, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of the AKARNG’s 207th Multifunctional Training Regiment’s Advanced Leader Course. Infantry ALC is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant the opportunity to hone the leadership and tactical skills needed to lead squad-size units. The course curriculum included Army operations, combat orders, land navigation, leadership, M4 carbine marksmanship training, machine gun training and squad tactics. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

U.S. Army Sgt. Dalton Hawks, an infantryman assigned to B Co., 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, speaks to Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Finch, April 18, 2025, on the qualification range of the Small Arms Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of the AKARNG’s 207th Multifunctional Training Regiment’s Advanced Leader Course. Infantry ALC is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant the opportunity to hone the leadership and tactical skills needed to lead squad-size units. The course curriculum included Army operations, combat orders, land navigation, leadership, M4 carbine marksmanship training, machine gun training and squad tactics. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Kallio, an infantryman assigned to B Co., 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, raises his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon to the high-ready position during a situational training exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 21, 2025, during the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Multi-Functional Training Regiment's Advanced Leader Course. Infantry ALC is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant the opportunity to hone the leadership and tactical skills needed to lead squad-size units. The course curriculum included Army operations, combat orders, land navigation, leadership, M4 carbine marksmanship training, machine gun training and squad tactics. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)

U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard infantry noncommissioned officers react to indirect fire during a situational training exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 21, 2025, during the AKARNG's 207th Multi-Functional Training Regiment's Advanced Leader Course. Infantry ALC is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to staff sergeant the opportunity to hone the leadership and tactical skills needed to lead squad-size units. The course curriculum included Army operations, combat orders, land navigation, leadership, M4 carbine marksmanship training, machine gun training and squad tactics. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)