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 Japanese national anthems during the Arctic Aurora 2016 opening ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska May 31, 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. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin)
<br>Unit: United States Army Alaska
Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin
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