Keywords: soldiers; army; u.s. army; u.s. army alaska; usarpac; u.s. army soldiersarmyusarmyusarmyalaskausarpacusarmy joint base elmendorf-richardson jointbaseelmendorfrichardson alaska usa soldiers; army; u.s. army; u.s. army alaska; usarpac; u.s. army pacific; airborne; paratroopers; jgsdf; japanese ground self-defense force; arctic aurora; pacific partnership; pacom; pacific command soldiersarmyusarmyusarmyalaskausarpacusarmypacificairborneparatroopersjgsdfjapanesegroundselfdefenseforcearcticaurorapacificpartnershippacompacificcommand A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land while executing an airborne proficiency operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 9, 2016, during Exercise Arctic Aurora. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of the Spartan Brigade and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, which focuses on strengthening ties between the two by executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations and basic small arms marksmanship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land while executing an airborne proficiency operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 9, 2016, during Exercise Arctic Aurora. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of the Spartan Brigade and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, which focuses on strengthening ties between the two by executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations and basic small arms marksmanship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher) |