Army Maj. Dale Papka with Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, checks out the headgear of a Spartan Paratrooper after he crossed the finish line after completing a 17-mile bike race to start off S

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Army Maj. Dale Papka with Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, checks out the headgear of a Spartan Paratrooper after he crossed the finish line after completing a 17-mile bike race to start off Sparta Week here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2013. Sparta Week is a weeklong event of activities such as softball and best Jump Master Competition and a family fun day and barbecue this Thursday at Buckner Physical Fitness Center.

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