Japan’s Elite Paratroopers New Year’s Jump from US Air Force C-130 (2024)

#JGSDF #paratrooper #c130 Paratroopers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Airborne Brigade jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules in Japan on Jan. 7, 2024. The JGSDF New Year’s Jump is a traditional 1st Airborne Brigade event dating back to the 1960s, and this year paratroopers from Japan, as well as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands and Indonesia, participated. The JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade serves as Japan’s elite paratrooper unit meant to counter against either guerrilla warfare or commando and airborne units enemy. Click here to Subscribe USA Military Channel: Film Credits: U.S. Air Force ane Marine Corps video by LCpl John Hall, SrA Manuel Zamora The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.