Stephen Spealman, a firefighter assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, observes the smoldering landscape during a controlled burn at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2017. JBER Fire Department and Forest Service personnel worked together to manage the prescribed fires. Controlled burns consume accumulated dry brush and grass thereby reducing the risk of wildfires.

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