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Fort Sill to host training for Ukrainian troops on Patriot system

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It’s been confirmed that the U.S. is planning to train Ukrainian troops on the Patriot missile defense system at Fort Sill, Oklahoma starting as soon as next week.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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Paratroopers from Australia, Britain, U.S. and Japan join forces in annual New Year’s Jump

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The New Year’s Jump, an annual event, hosted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, saw roughly 400 paratroopers from the U.S. Army, the British army, the Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participating at Camp Narashino on Jan. 8. Five aircraft were involved in the jump, including three C-130Js, one C-130H, and one Japanese C-2.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade, stand under the static line on a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron prior to jumping during the annual New Year’s Jump over Camp Narashino training area, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 8, 2023. This event is the first of the year for Yokota Air Base, but just the beginning of a new year of a series of multilateral training exercises increasing the combat readiness and friendship between the U.S. and their partners and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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