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Paratroopers in Alaska descend from a C-130J as part of a forced-entry parachute assault by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Via Flickr: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (March 31, 2021) - Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during a simulated forced-entry parachute assault over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2021. Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, provided air assets for the training operation. The Soldiers are part of the Army’s only Pacific airborne brigade with the ability to rapidly deploy worldwide and are trained to conduct military operations in austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña) 210331-F-HY271-0594 ** Interested in following U.S. Indo-Pacific Command? Engage and connect with us at www.facebook.com/indopacom | twitter.com/INDOPACOM | www.instagram.com/indopacom | www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific-command; | www.youtube.com/user/USPacificCommand | www.pacom.mil/ **

210512-F-HY271-0254 by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Via Flickr: A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle assigned to the 53rd Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., takes off in support of Northern Edge 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 12, 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members participate in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces' skills, practice tactics, techniques, and procedures, improve command, control, and communication relationships develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

210511-F-HY271-0125 by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Via Flickr: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (May 11, 2021) - A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, takes off in support of Northern Edge 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 11, 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members participate in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces' skills, practice tactics, techniques, and procedures, improve command, control, and communication relationships develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña) ** Interested in following U.S. Indo-Pacific Command? Engage and connect with us at www.facebook.com/indopacom | twitter.com/INDOPACOM | www.instagram.com/indopacom | www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific-command; | www.youtube.com/user/USPacificCommand | www.pacom.mil/ **

Damn!  He’s got a bigger pack in his pants than on his back!