Arctic Aurora 2019
A sniper from the 1st Airborne Brigade Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force packs his gear while avoiding detection during training with U.S. Army Alaska’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of exercise Arctic Aurora, June 5, 2019. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of U.S. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña). Original public domain image from Flickr