These US Army Paratroopers Flew Almost 5,000 Miles To Practice A Long-Range Pacific Island Invasion

Paratroopers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, demonstrate a joint forcible entry into Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 30 U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox

Business Insider: More than 400 US Army paratroopers flew almost 5,000 miles to practice a long-range Pacific island invasion

US Army Alaska airborne troops flew from Alaska to Guam, where they jumped Tuesday and seized control of the airfield at Andersen Air Force Base in a mock invasion.

The exercise comes amid tensions with rival powers and as the US military attempts to demonstrate its ability to project power at great distances, something it has been doing with bombers and aircraft carriers.

These images show how the mock invasion went down.

Hundreds of US Army paratroopers practiced launching a long-range invasion of a Pacific island on Tuesday as the US military flexes its muscles in the region.

Here's what it looked like.

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WNU Editor:That is what I call projecting power.