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 outdoor minimalism Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force execute 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) Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force execute 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) |