Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment wait to prepare to parachute from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto Ma... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment parachute from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto Malamute Drop Zone, J... More
Staff Sgt. William Parker with 725th Brigade Support
Staff Sgt. William Parker with 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, runs to a rally point during an airborne operation April 13, 2016,... More
Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division load a Karl Gustav during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise apart of Spartan... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force secures his equipment after performing an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exe... More
A squad of Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers
A squad of Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers enter the tree line during a situational training exercise on Neibar Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Aurora Ju... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division move to their assembly area during an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Dr... More
During a situational training exercise, a paratrooper
During a situational training exercise, a paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force signals to his teammates that the river shoreline near Bailey Bridge is cleared and secured during Exercise Arctic ... More
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division participates in an airborne operation April. 05, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zon... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, board a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Sparta on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Phot... More
Staff Sgt. Brian Kim a squad leader with 3rd Battalion
Staff Sgt. Brian Kim a squad leader with 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division give the command to hook-up during an airborne ope... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force prepare to move for an objective during a situational training exercise on Neibar Drop Zone at Joint Ba... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jan C. Araneta with 1st Squadron
Command Sgt. Maj. Jan C. Araneta with 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, runs to a rally point after jumping from a CH-47 Chinook helicop... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, board a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Sparta on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Phot... More
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, gathers his a equipment during an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richard... More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama (right), commanding
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama (right), commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade, and Col. Keith McKinley, the operations officer for U.S. Army Japan, stop and pose f... More
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force clear Bailey Bridge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exercise Arctic Aurora June 9, 2016. Arcti... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division jump onto Malamute Drop zone during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 23, 2... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force recovers his parachute on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during an airborne proficiency operation as part of Exercise Arc... More
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division participates in an airborne operation April. 05, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zon... More
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (left), commanding officer
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (left), commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and officers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force exchange salutes during the Arctic Aurora 2016 open... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force recovers his parachute on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska while a U.S. C-130J Hercules prepares to drop another chalk of j... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, board a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Sparta on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Phot... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division move to their assembly area during an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Dr... More
During a situational training exercise, a paratrooper
During a situational training exercise, a paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force provides security near Bailey Bridge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exercise Arctic Aurora J... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk on Neibar Drop Zone, June 2, 2016. (U.... More
Lt. Col. Masahiro Yamashita, commanding officer of
Lt. Col. Masahiro Yamashita, commanding officer of the visiting Japan Ground Self Defense Forces, presents his remarks during the Arctic Aurora 2016 opening ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Ri... More
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, rucks to a rally point during an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards... More
Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry
Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, presents Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense ... More
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force issues bottles of bear spray to fellow paratroopers as they enter the tree line on Malemute Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf... More
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division gather their equipment during an airborne operation April. 05, 2016, on Mal... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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 Exerci... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment parachute from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto Malamute Drop Zone, J... More
A paratrooper assigned to the Japan Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper assigned to the Japan Ground Self Defense Force prepares to land on Malemute Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 7, 2016. Arctic Aurora is a yea... More
Pfc. Keiley Parker with the Brigades Headquarters Company,
Pfc. Keiley Parker with the Brigades Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, gathers her T-11 parachute during an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemut... More
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force moves to a rally point upon completing a unilateral airborne proficiency operation from a Japanese C-130 Hercules at Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmen... More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade, presents Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airbo... More
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers
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 ... More
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force provide security near Bailey Bridge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exercise Arctic Aurora Jun... More
Spc. Zachariah Handlon, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd
Spc. Zachariah Handlon, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, receives his Japanese parachutist badge during the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ceremony on Pershing Field a... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachute from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elm... More
A Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratrooper secures
A Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratrooper secures his equipment after taking part in a unilateral airborne proficiency operation at Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Exerc... More
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachutes from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base E... More
A paratrooper with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
A paratrooper with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment and a group of Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers prepare to move out for an objective during a situational training exercise near B... More
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (right), commanding officer
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (right), commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, salutes Japanese Lt. Col. Masahiro Yamashita, commanding officer of the visiting Japan Ground Self Defen... More
Sgt. Jessica Ontiveros with the Brigade Headquarters
Sgt. Jessica Ontiveros with the Brigade Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division is Jumpmaster Inspected before boarding a UH-60 Black Hawk on Neibar Drop Zone J... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk on Neibar Drop Zone, June 2, 2016. (U.... More
Sgt. First Class David Wasierski, with 1st Battalion,
Sgt. First Class David Wasierski, with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division awaits communication from his company during a Joint ... More
A Paratrooper with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th
A Paratrooper with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division moves to the rally point during an airborne operation April. 05, 2016, on ... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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 Exerci... More
Staff Sgt. Charles Knight a squad leader with 3rd Battalion
Staff Sgt. Charles Knight a squad leader with 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division gives the command for personnel to stand up d... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachute on to Malamute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Photo by Sgt. First Class ... More
Second Lt. Jonathan Smith, assigned to 3rd Battalion,
Second Lt. Jonathan Smith, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem during the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ceremony on Pershing Field at... More
U.S. Army Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne),
U.S. Army Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division participate in an airborne operation at Malemute Drop Zone, Joint... More
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, board a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Sparta on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Pho... More
Spc. Zachary Chvala with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute
Spc. Zachary Chvala with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division secures his air items after performing an airborne proficiency operation on ... More
Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry
Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, briefs Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Fo... More
Paratroopers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
Paratroopers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force perform an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Aurora June 3, 2016. Ar... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force secures his parachute after performing an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exe... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force places his weapon into operation after performing an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as ... More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama (right), commanding
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama (right), commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade, observes paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Inf... More
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force provides security during a situational training exercise on Neibar Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June ... More
A Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratrooper establishes
A Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratrooper establishes radio contact with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment during a situational training exercise on Neibar Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-R... More
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force clear a river shoreline near Bailey Bridge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exercise Arctic Aur... More
Japanese paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense
Japanese paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force march between the ranks of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment during a wing exchange as part of the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ce... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force secures his parachute upon landing on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Aurora. Arctic Aurora is a ye... More
Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division assemble during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on Malemute Drop Zone Join... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment wait to prepare to parachute from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto Ma... More
Japanese Col. Hideto Fukamizu, chief of the Japan Ground
Japanese Col. Hideto Fukamizu, chief of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s Training and Exercise Section, presents Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25t... More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade, observes his paratroopers as they perform an airborne proficiency operation over Malemute Dr... More
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers
During a situational training exercise, paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force clear a river shoreline near Bailey Bridge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of Exercise Arctic Aur... More
Japanese Lt. Col. Masahiro Yamashita, commanding officer
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 Reg... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force salute during the playing of the U.S. and J... More
First Sgt. Oracio Pena a Jumpmaster with 3rd Battalion
First Sgt. Oracio Pena a Jumpmaster with 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, waits to perform safety duties during an airborne... More
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachutes from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base E... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the visiting Japan Ground Self Defense Forces pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ceremony on Pe... More
Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, a Special Forces weapons
Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, a Special Forces weapons sergeant, was assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Panjwai province, Afg... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachute from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elm... More
Paratroopers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
Paratroopers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force perform an airborne proficiency operation on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Aurora June 3, 2016. Ar... More
A paratrooper with the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th
A paratrooper with the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, recovers a parachute on Malamute Drop Zone after exiting a UH-60 Bl... More
Paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force
Paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform a unilateral airborne proficiency operation using a Japanese C-130 Hercules over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska durin... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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 Exerci... More
Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers perform
Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers perform an airborne proficiency operation from a Japanese C-130 Hercules over Malemute Drop Zone during Exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Al... More
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (right), commanding officer
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (right), commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, signals with his salute the official end of 2016’s Exercise Arctic Aurora during a closing ceremony on P... More
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
A paratrooper with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force observes paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division performing an airborne proficiency operation on Malem... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division jump onto Malamute Drop zone during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 23, 2... More
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman, commanding officer of 3rd
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, presents his remarks during the Arctic Aurora 2016 opening ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Ri... More
Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers move to
Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers move to a rally point upon completing a unilateral airborne proficiency operation from a Japanese C-130 Hercules on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richar... More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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 Exerci... More
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, board a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Sparta on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Phot... More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general
Japanese Maj. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 1st Airborne Brigade, and Col. Scott Green, commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne),... More
A paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force
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 ... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment receive Japanese parachutist badges during the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Al... More
A CH-47 Chinook with the Alaska National Guard take
A CH-47 Chinook with the Alaska National Guard take off from Forward Operating Base Sparta during an airborne operation on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. (Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin)
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachute from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation April 13, 2016, on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elm... More
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, celebrates another successful jump after jumping from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation April 13, 2016,... More
Maj. David Cochrane, executive officer of 3rd Battalion,
Maj. David Cochrane, executive officer of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, takes accountability of his men during a situational training exercise on Neibar Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Ric... More
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (right), commanding officer
Lt. Col. Matthew Hardman (right), commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Command Sgt. Major David Hanson (left), the 3-509 PIR senior advisor, and Japanese Lt. Col. Masahiro Yam... More
Pvt. Callista Sitthixay, a paratrooper assigned to
Pvt. Callista Sitthixay, a paratrooper assigned to Hawk Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, pins a U.S. Army basic parachutist badge on a Japanese paratrooper with the Japan Ground Self D... More
A C-17 prepares to drop equipment on Malemute Drop
A C-17 prepares to drop equipment on Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska April. 05, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin)