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 rotor blade aircraft vehicle outdoor airplane A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over a landing zone after dropping off paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force for training 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 JGSDF, 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 CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over a landing zone after dropping off paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force for training 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 JGSDF, 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) |