Japanese Lt. Col. Masahiro Yamashita, commanding officer
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Japanese Lt. Col. Masahiro Yamashita, commanding officer of the visiting Japan Ground Self Defense Forces, pins a JGSDF parachutist badge on a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment during the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 15, 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. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin)
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15/06/2016
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