Soldiers assigned to 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat, Airborne) Pfc. Christopher Moore, a native of St. Albans, W.Va., left, Pvt. Jordan Villa, a native of Oxnard, Calif., Sgt. John-Paul Gorcyca, a native of Shreveport, La., and Pfc. Sean Spacek, a native of Sugar Land, Texas, build a snowman at Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson while waiting for a parachute drop of heavy equipment, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.

Fresh, heavy snowfall the day before left conditions perfect for snow play on the installation.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)