A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force moves to his assembly area after participating in an airborne proficiency operation from a Japanese C-130 Hercules onto Malemute Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 9, 2016. 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. ( Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin)

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