A 1st Airborne Brigade Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper’s parachute deflates after he landed on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of exercise Arctic Aurora, June 12, 2018. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of Army Alaska and the JGSDF, which focuses on strengthening ties between the two by executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations and basic small arms marksmanship with a focus on combat readiness and interoperability between the two military forces. (Army photo/John Pennell)

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