A U.S. Army drop zone safety officer assigned to the 11th Airborne Division observes Soldiers descending from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a multinational airborne exercise at Ojojihara Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 17, 2026. Seven aircraft—one JASDF C-2, two JASDF C-130Hs and four U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules—airdropped approximately 260 paratroopers from the JGSDF 1st AbnB and the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division. The exercise marked the first JGSDF-hosted multinational airborne operation conducted on Japanese soil and brought together airborne forces from Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom to enhance trilateral interoperability and airborne insertion capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
| Date Taken: | 01.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2026 23:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9487188 |
| VIRIN: | 260117-F-PM645-1015 |
| Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
| Size: | 1.05 MB |
| Location: | OJOJIHARA TRAINING AREA, MIYAGI, JP |
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