Photos: Army exercises in Deadhorse

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster lands on the runway at Deadhorse to deploy part of a Stryker platoon assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's Bravo Company, 3-21 Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Nov. 3, 2015. Operation Arctic Pegasus is U.S. Army Alaska's annual joint exercise designed to test rapid-deployment and readiness in the Arctic. The exercise marks the first time Strykers have deployed above the Arctic Circle. The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team is the Army's northernmost unit and has the unique capability to deploy and operate in extreme cold regions.

Four U.S. Army Alaska Strykers and 40 soldiers, assigned to Bravo Company, 3-21 Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, arrived on two Air Force C-17 Globemasters above the Arctic Circle as part of Operation Arctic Pegasus on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Deadhorse. Arctic Pegasus is the U.S. Army Alaska's annual joint exercise designed to test rapid deployment and readiness in the Arctic.

The exercise marks the first time Strykers have deployed above the Arctic Circle. The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team is the Army's northernmost unit and has the unique capability to deploy and operate in extremely cold regions. The Strykers deployed from Fort Wainwright.