Arctic Aurora 2019
Army Pfc. Jacob Hancock, assigned to Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, proceeds to the rally point completing an airborne jump for exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 7, 2019. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of U.S. Army Alaska and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña). Original public domain image from Flickr