During a situational training exercise, paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force clear an embankment near Bailey Bridge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exercise Arctic Aurora June 9, 2016. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division 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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