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Japanese Paratroopers in Landmark Jump Over Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two dozen members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force became the first paratroopers from their country to take part in a training jump from an American forces plane over U.S. soil.

The jump took place Wednesday over interior Alaska as paratroopers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Japan took part in the training exercise. As the troops landed at the Donnelly Training Area drop zone near Fort Greeley, Alaska, there was a simulated battle for control of a landing strip.

The jump was the culmination of the training program between the two nations, dubbed Operation Arctic Aurora. The training is also part of the larger multinational Red Flag exercise being coordinated by the Alaska Command.

The troops were flown about 200 miles north of the Anchorage base to the drop zone in U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft. The planes are normally based at Yokota Air Base, Japan, but they are in Alaska for Red Flag exercises.

U.S. paratroopers last February trained with their Japanese counterparts in Japan, and they jumped from Japanese CH-47s.

Japan is one of America's key allies in the Pacific air operations, and this training should lay the groundwork in case the two ever have to work with one another during a battle, an Army official said.

"In the event that we had to do a combined operation with the Japanese, we're better prepared for that," said Major Matthew D. McDonald, the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment operations officer at the Anchorage base.

Japanese Lt. Cmdr. Masayasu Igarashi noted the historic nature of the mission for his country. He said through a translator that the mission is important to the bond between the United States and Japan, and his ground defense members will take what they have learned in the comprehensive training back to their peers in Japan.



Japanese Paratroopers in Landmark Jump Over Alaska | Military.com
 
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Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade secure a hillside overlooking a range during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of operation Arctic Aurora Aug. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)



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Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division quickly secure a trench during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of operation Arctic Aurora Aug. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Ragin)



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Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade and 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division paratroopers listen to the range safety officer during a safety brief on Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2015. This event was part of Exercise Arctic Aurora 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Ragin)



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Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade move to forward firing positions during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of operation Arctic Aurora Aug. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Ragin)



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A member of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade fires on targets during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of operation Arctic Aurora

Airborne Brothers.... ;)


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Japanese Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.... ;)


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Japanese special operations units use M4 carbine instead of Type 89 rifle?
 
Japanese special operations units use M4 carbine instead of Type 89 rifle?

I have noticed that US tends to provide some of the small arms for the forces they receive.

The Yudh Abyas that took place in Alaska between India and US some years back also had M4s for the Indian troops....though it is not a standard rifle in use in Indian forces.
 
Japanese special operations units use M4 carbine instead of Type 89 rifle?


Special Forces use the Type 89F modification, which is a para. The JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade, as pictured above, are using the folding stick modification, with scope.

A better illustration:

with scope, without folding stock,
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Japanese special operations units use M4 carbine instead of Type 89 rifle?


Specifically referring to the 特殊作戦群 Japan Special Forces Group --- they use the following assault platforms:
  1. Colt M4A1 SOPMOD , Armed with M203s and QDSS-NT4 suppressors
  2. Howa Type 89F
  3. HK G36
  4. Heckler Koch HK416

And a bunch of others.

Japanese special operations units


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Good luck. Japan has been declining since 1990. The leaders of Japan have tried everything they could sought to stimulate the country, however nothing worked so far and the country still likes a dead water. The Japan leader finally switched to Nationalism. Hope it will work.
 
Special Forces use the Type 89F modification, which is a para. The JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade, as pictured above, are using the folding stick modification, with scope.

A better illustration:

with scope, without folding stock,
type_89-4.jpg




camppendleton.jpg



tumblr_m9a6p3dkpJ1r9khx4o1_1280.jpg





Specifically referring to the 特殊作戦群 Japan Special Forces Group --- they use the following assault platforms:
  1. Colt M4A1 SOPMOD , Armed with M203s and QDSS-NT4 suppressors
  2. Howa Type 89F
  3. HK G36
  4. Heckler Koch HK416

And a bunch of others.




IMG_2494.jpg



IMG_2818.jpg



prm1503040007-p1.jpg

I see, well it is good that Japan has their own rifle while we are still stock with AR-15/M-16 rifles and M4/R4 carbines.

I have noticed that US tends to provide some of the small arms for the forces they receive.

The Yudh Abyas that took place in Alaska between India and US some years back also had M4s for the Indian troops....though it is not a standard rifle in use in Indian forces.

Well I guess that is how the US usually supports other countries it deems as "ally" - giving weapons.
 
@Technogaianist @Arryn @yoshi.oda @LeveragedBuyout @Peter C @AMDR @KAL-EL et al,



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Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade secure a hillside overlooking a range during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of operation Arctic Aurora Aug. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)



450x367_q95.jpg

Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division quickly secure a trench during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of operation Arctic Aurora Aug. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Ragin)



450x299_q95.jpg

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade and 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division paratroopers listen to the range safety officer during a safety brief on Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2015. This event was part of Exercise Arctic Aurora 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Ragin)



450x299_q95.jpg

Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade move to forward firing positions during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of operation Arctic Aurora Aug. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Ragin)



450x300_q95.jpg

A member of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces from the 1st Airborne Brigade fires on targets during a Combined Arms Maneuver Live Fire Exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as part of operation Arctic Aurora

Airborne Brothers.... ;)


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Japanese Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.... ;)


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Thank you for the pictures, any way to see the JGSDF paratroopers in an exercise along with the Screaming Eagles?
 
Good luck. Japan has been declining since 1990. The leaders of Japan have tried everything they could sought to stimulate the country, however nothing worked so far and the country still likes a dead water. The Japan leader finally switched to Nationalism. Hope it will work.

i doubt that even works. their own people were against them militaristically. they can only be backed up murica and that's their sealed fate when they're losing the war.
 
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