Spc. Sean Foley, an M-240L machine gun gunner with Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, waits to start training before March 21, 2026, infantry squad drills at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Infantry Platoon Battle Course. The IPBC tests marksmanship, individual movement techniques and battle drills. (Alaska National Guard photo by Maj. David Bedard)