A Japanese army paratrooper, left, helps U.S. Army Spc. Victor Vinnitsky aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft before participating in an airborne operation during Arctic Aurora 2016 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 2, 2016. Vinnitsky is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena