82nd Airborne IS making a move toward the Pacific! Can we get a Brigade forward deployed next?

An 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper handles a snake during Jungle Survival Training with the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (Indonesian Army) 17th Airborne Brigade as part of Garuda Shield bilateral training, June 12, 2013, in 1st Kostrad Headquarters, West Java, Indonesia. Sponsored by United States Army Pacific, the training is in its seventh year.

About the caption to this photo...

1.  I'm calling bullshit on what they're trying to imply.  They're giving the idea that the 17th Airborne Brigade has been rotating troops through this training regularly.  I might have missed it but I've only seen the occasional frontline unit go through this training.  Lots of Marines but few Soldiers.

2.  He can try and put on his war face but I can tell he ain't happy.  Check out his death grip on dinner!  A few more minutes and that snake's head is gonna pop off!!!!:))

3.  Now how about we make room in the back of the base the Marines, Navy and Air Force is building in Australia (way in the back...closest to the swamp water) and stick a Reinforced Company of Paratroopers there permanently...we can rotate them in and out but eventually we can have the dream ticket (if they don't jack up the formations) of a MEU (full strength with armor) and Airborne Light Infantry along with C-130/C-17 detachment from Pope AFB to fly them around showing the flag (heck they can jump into Singapore, while we hit the beach to show what a combined Airborne, Amphibious Assault looks like...that should make the Dragon piss his pants).

Sidenote:  Australia is about to become the modern day Germany and Philippines/Japan rolled into one.  Military men go their single but come back with wives....Recommendation?  Don't do it boys.  Save your pennies and make weekend jaunts to Sydney.  Paradise awaits but hurry.  5 years in and it'll be filled with graby ya catch ya bars right off base.