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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade prepare for static-line jumps aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a multinational airborne exercise over 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 Staff Sgt. Manuel G. Zamora)
| Date Taken: | 01.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2026 20:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9495726 |
| VIRIN: | 260117-F-ZV099-6049 |
| Resolution: | 6048x3402 |
| Size: | 1.85 MB |
| Location: | JP |
| Web Views: | 1 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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