Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, and paratroopers

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, and paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, exchange jump wings after conducting an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 13, 2018, during Exercise Arctic Aurora. Arctic Aurora is a 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 by Justin Connaher)