Army Reserve private proves his mettle at Operation Strike Back
U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Trenton Pallone, a public affairs specialist with the 214th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD), throws up a “hang loose” sign to the crowd of Soldiers after rappelling down a 40-foot tower at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Fort Dix, New Jersey, April 27, 2023. “He girded himself to abseil down the tower ‘Aussie’ style, and he stuck his landing to the cheers of his teammates,” said 214th MPAD commander Maj. Diem Vo. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Therese Prats)