 Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, along with soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, conducted an air assault and night raid from Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters onto an objective February 2013. The objective was in a mock village designed to provide soldiers with a realistic training environment that emulates conditions found in Iraq and Afghanistan. They met heavy resistance from enemy role players throughout the village and surrounding areas, but quickly captured and occupied the town. The mission was one of many air assaults and airborne operations making up a joint operational access exercise. The Joax tested the readiness of the Division and the Falcon Brigade to act alongside coalition allies in response to emergencies around the world. For Fort Bragg, North Carolina, I'm Army Sergeant Joseph Gunther.