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 Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska execute an airborne proficiency operation, and coordination for follow-on 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 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 execute an airborne proficiency operation, and coordination for follow-on 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 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) |