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An US soldier 82nd Airborne Division conducts a ground tactical exercise designed to simulate the securing of an airfield at Tolemaida Air Base, Nilo, Colombia, January 26, 2020.
- More than 100 US troops traveled to Colombia in January for an airborne-assault exercise with Colombian forces.
- Colombia is one of the US's closest partners in the region, and US officials said this exercise was a way to share knowledge and strengthen that relationship.
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About 75 paratroopers from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division and 40 personnel from US Army South spent the final days of January in Colombia, working with Colombian troops for an airborne assault exercise.
The exercise, which took place between January 23 and January 29, saw US and Colombian troops conduct airborne insertion from US and Colombian C-130 Hercules aircraft and then carry out exercises simulating the capture of an airfield.
A video recorded by one paratrooper during a static-line jump allows you to go along for the ride.
The exercise allowed US and Colombian personnel to work together and exchange strategic and tactical expertise, US Southern Command, which oversees military operations in the region, said in a release announcing the exercise.
You can see some of what they got up to in the photos below.