Paratroopers with 4/25th IBCT (A) and JGSDF participate in Exercise Arctic Aurora
Sgt. Andrew Oexmann, assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, recovers his parachute while executing an airborne proficiency operation, and coordination for follow-on training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 9, 2016, during Exercise Arctic Aurora. 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. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Monroy)