Second Lt. Jonathan Smith, assigned to 3rd Battalion,

Second Lt. Jonathan Smith, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem during the Exercise Arctic Aurora closing ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 15, 2016. Arctic Aurora is a yearly bilateral training exercise involving elements of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, which focuses on strengthening ties between the two by executing combined small unit airborne proficiency operations and basic small arms marksmanship. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin)