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Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, met with Soldiers assigned to 11th Airborne Division during Northern Edge 25 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2025. The 11th Airborne Division delivers decisive large-scale combat operations in extreme cold weather, mountainous, and high-latitude environments, executing expeditionary operations worldwide and conducting Multi-Domain Operations throughout the Indo-Pacific theater and the Arctic. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)
250819-A-BA691-1211.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Austin Riel

Aug 25, 2025
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska - Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, met with Soldiers assigned to 11th Airborne Division during Northern Edge 25 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2025. The 11th Airborne Division delivers decisive large-scale combat operations in extreme cold weather, mountainous, and high-latitude environments, executing expeditionary operations worldwide and conducting Multi-Domain Operations throughout the Indo-Pacific theater and the Arctic. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Riel)


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