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This Connecticut Air National Guard C-130 maintainer wears the Ranger Tab

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Senior Airman Jonathan Petersen, 103rd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems specialist, recently completed the grueling 62-day Ranger course by the U.S. Army.

Senior Airman Jonathan Petersen, 103rd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems specialist, stands in front of a C-130H Hercules at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, March 16, 2021. Petersen attended U.S. Army Ranger School through the Air National Guard’s Enlisted Development Opportunities program, and was the only Air National Guardsman in his graduating class, which completed the course Feb. 5. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker)

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Japanese and U.S. forces carried out their largest joint airdrop training exercise

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More than 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) paratroopers performed a static-line jump at the Combined Arms Training Center Drop Zone Camp Fuji, Japan on Mar. 9. This is the largest U.S-Japan personnel drop in the history of the two countries’ alliance.

Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers line up to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, during exercise Airborne 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 9, 2021. More than 500 JGSDF paratroopers performed a static-line jump at the Combined Arms Training Center Drop Zone Camp Fuji, Japan, making it the largest U.S-Japan personnel drop in the history of the two countries’ alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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