Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division perform an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Aurora June 3, 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) Arctic Aurora 2016 Bilateral Jump 160603-A-WX507-014

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