Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral exercise between U.S. Army Alaska & Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, Exercise focuses on executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations & basic small arms marksmanship.
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A paratrooper, left, from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska works with his visiting counterpart from the 1st Airborne Brigade Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during sniper training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of exercise Arctic Aurora, June 5, 2019.
Sniper teams from the 1st Airborne Brigade Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force pause for a photo during a break in 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.
A sniper from the 1st Airborne Brigade Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force sights in on his target while providing support by fire 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.
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