Jill Hewins holds her son, Ricky Hewins, 16 months old, as he points to paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Army Alaska, conducting a water jump into Big Lake, Alaska, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, with T-11 parachutes. Ricky's father, Spc. Richard Hewins, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Army Alaska, participated in the jump. This training event prepares the brigade's troopers for potential water landings, and highlight

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Jill Hewins holds her son, Ricky Hewins, 16 months old, as he points to paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Army Alaska, conducting a water jump into Big Lake, Alaska, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, with T-11 parachutes. Ricky's father, Spc. Richard Hewins, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Army Alaska, participated in the jump. This training event prepares the brigade's troopers for potential water landings, and highlights the unit's ability to perform airborne operations under challenging conditions and locations anywhere in the world. Justin Connaher)

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