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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade prepares his equipment for a follow-on mission after conducting a joint airborne operation 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 Airborne Brigade 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 and the United States to enhance interoperability and airborne insertion capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
| Date Taken: | 01.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2026 20:05 |
| Photo ID: | 9488801 |
| VIRIN: | 260117-F-PM645-2008 |
| Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
| Size: | 3.03 MB |
| Location: | OJOJIHARA TRAINING AREA, MIYAGI, JP |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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Yokota supports first JGSDF-hosted multinational airborne exercise
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