Japan Airborne Brigade conducts training with allied forces

NARASHINO, JAPAN - JANUARY 12: Airborne Commanders from United-States, United-Kingdom , Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Philippines, Singapore and Australia attend a ceremony after Japan's Self-Defense Forces 1st Airborne Brigade conducted training on January 12, 2025, at Camp Narashino training area, in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan, in which Airborne Commanders from several countries United-States, United-Kingdom , Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Philippines, Singapore and Australia participate. The aim of the military exercise is to improve forces for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, also quickly to deploy in the air and lands by parachute in the most difficult and important situations in the face of national and/or international crisis such as invasion of the country or in the face of large-scale natural disaster. The 1st Japanese Airborne Brigade is the unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force which is first focusing on the recapture of remotes island through emergency of deployments airborne and air assault operations. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)