Bilateral Training Exercise

Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses an audience during the opening ceremony of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012 More

Capt. Doug Webster, British Royal Artillery 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team commander, operations officer and a native of Hampshire, Eng., leads his commandos off of a Marine Aircraft Group 39 Ch More

Corporal Matthew Theiss, TOW gunner, Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, works out with a tire at Camp Buehring, in preparation for Exercise More

Members of the United States Army and The Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces teamed up to collect, track and distribute lessons learned during the bi-lateral training even Yama Sakura 63, held in Sendai, Japan More

A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the U.S. Army, participating in the joint training session known as Yama Sakura 63 held in Sendai, Japan. The soldiers learned the history behind the ceremony, wa More

Maj Gen. James Walton, 311th Signal commander, addresses a question from a member of the North Eastern Army during a cyber defense brief during the Yama Sakura 63 exercise. Cyber defense and interoperability ar More

While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral training exercise, Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity More

U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton paid a visit to the newly-minted Japan Ground Self Defense Force non-commissioned officer school during their More

Spc. John Droll, medical non-commissioned officer, 94th Combat Support Hospital, initiates an I.V. during a medical exchange. A medical exchange was conducted by the 94th CSH in order to give insight to the Jap More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Vogel and Senior Airman Zack Asmus, 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescumen, are hoisted out of the water in performance of a water rescue scenario off the coast of Torii St More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Vogel, 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuman, prepares to perform a water rescue as part of a bilateral exercise off the coast of Torii Station, Japan, Feb. 26, 2013. The More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Mortenson, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), platoon commander and native of Stafford, Va., and Lance More

Lt Col. Shawn Basco, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, left, shakes hands with wing commander Mark Larter, the senior Australian defense officer for Royal Australian Air Forc More

Colombian marine Lt. Col. Juan Camilo Franco Palacios, commander of the International Center for Amphibious Operations, briefs a group of Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGT More

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), land with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participating in Amphibious More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Hecca, flight line mechanic, and Lance Cpl. Tyler Boesenburg, crew chief, Marie Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), work on More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload gear out of a 7 ton vehicle in preparation for a live fire exercise during Amphibious Landing Exercise More

U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct an opening ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 26, 2015. Iron Fis More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for basic maneuver training for the Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 28, More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare to operate a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th a More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force receive a class on combined arms staff training from U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015, as part o More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare their equipment prior to amphibious assault vehicle familiarization during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2015. Exercise Ir More

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepares rounds for a MO-120 RT-61 heavy mortar during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th an More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen to a range safety brief from U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cente More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force maneuver through Range 400 during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 10, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist More

U.S. Marines receive a safety brief for a mechanized raid during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 12, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load onto an Amphibious Assault Vehicle during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 13, 2015. Exerci More

U.S. Marine Corps Vehicles are staged for loading onto a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 18, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anni More

U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen to an operations brief, utilizing a terrain model for Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Ca More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force swim towards Red Beach during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anniversary of a bilateral More

U.S. Marines and Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform in a closing ceremony for Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mar. 2, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anniversary of a More

Royal Netherlands Marines receive a fast-roping technique class prior to conducting a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marin More

A Royal Netherlands Marine prepares to rappel during a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Batt More

A Royal Netherlands Marine executes a fast roping technique during a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Recon More

A Royal Netherlands Marine provides security prior to conducting an urban operations training exercise at Military Operations on Urban Terrain Town, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2015. U.S. Marines, with 2nd Re More

Japanese Master Sgt. Yukio Soranaka teaches technique to Lt. Gen. Junji Suzuki, commanding general, Japanese Middle Army, and Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commanding general, I Corps, during a ceramic painting class More

Leaders from the Japanese Middle Army and U.S. Army raise their glasses for a toast during a lunch hosted by Lt. Gen. Junji Suzuki as a part of Exercise Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 3. Yama Sakura More

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, talks to the JGSDF emcee as the Iron Chef competition begins at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5. Yama Sakura is an annual, bilateral exercise with the Japan Ground Self More

Spc. Deayerius Dukes, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, slices a carrot into thin strips for a salad topping during the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Chef Competition More

Leaders from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army celebrate a successful bilateral exercise during a United States Army-Japan hosted victory luncheon signaling the end of Yama Sakura 69 at Itami, Japan, Dec. 11.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brad Owens, Eager Lion 16 Higher Control (HICON) deputy director and Combined Forces Headquarters deputy commander, briefs the U.S. and Jordanian Armed Forces HICON staff May 11, 2016, abou More

U.S. Army Chaplain, 1st Lt. Richard Brown, works with his Jordanian Armed Forces counterpart, Imam Hussaien Mufleh Al-jbour and his assistant 2nd Lt. Emad Al-jbour, in the Higher Control (HICON), in support of More

Shown are members of the South Carolina Army National Guard who worked in the Higher Control (HICON) in support of Eager Lion 2016. The HICON is the headquarters element that monitors situations and provides d More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brad Owens, Director of Joint Staff for the South Carolina National Guard, views U.S. Air Force B-52 Bombers, escorted by F-16 fighter jets, perform a show-of-force demonstration during Exe More

U.S. members of the Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (JHAST) board an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX) Oct. 2, 2016. PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exer More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), Medical Unit, 15th Logistics Unit, 15th Brigade, perform a simulated medical evacuation utilizing an UH-60 multipurpose helicopter during exercise Keen Sw More

Capt. Jonathan Cook, the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 2nd Brigade Platoon air officer and a native of Roswell, Ga., and Gunner Erriott Lupson, a 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team, British More

Lance Cpl. Victor W. Hillmann, machine gunner, Combined Anti-armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, works out with a tire at Camp Buehring, in preparation for More

A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the U.S. Army, participating in the joint training session known as Yama Sakura 63 held in Sendai, Japan. The soldiers learned the history behind the ceremony, wa More

While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral training exercise, Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity More

A member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force takes a knee to secure the area as fellow members met nearby to discuss their battle plan. U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Com More

Members of the United States Army and The Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces teamed up to collect, track and distribute lessons learned during the bi-lateral training even Yama Sakura 63, held in Sendai, Japan More

Spc. John Droll, medical non-commissioned officer, 94th Combat Support Hospital, initiates an I.V. during a medical exchange. A medical exchange was conducted by the 94th CSH in order to give insight to the Jap More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Vogel, 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuman, inspects a rescue hoist cable before clipping on and being lowered into the water from HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to perform More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Naquin, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), squad leader and native of Plaquemine, La., uses a hydraulic tool to p More

A Marine with All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 salutes two pilots aboard an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft as they prepare to make their first flight aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, du More

Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South tour the Infanteria De Marina Park and Museum during a bilateral training exercise with Colombian marines at the International Ce More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up security perimeter as they conduct a simulated Non-combatant Evacuation Operation during Amphibious More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Boesenburg, crew chief, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey, belonging to V More

Ammunition is prepared for a live fire exercise during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 15 at Crow Valley, Philippines, Oct. 6, 2014. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by the Arme More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joaquin Malavet, deputy commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, gives a speech at the opening ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 26 More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division and Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct a mission briefing before basic maneuver training for the Combat Rubber Raiding Cra More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prepare to operate a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 29, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th a More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force use simulators to perform combined arms staff training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2015. Exercise Iron Fist, now in More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force march toward their objective during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anniversary of a bilat More

A Member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force writes firing coordinates for a MO-120 RT-61 heavy mortar during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is t More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen to a range safety brief from U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cente More

A Member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fires his weapon during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 10, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is t More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force receive a safety brief for a mechanized raid from U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Groun More

U.S. Marines operate an Amphibious Assault Vehicle as part of a mechanized raid during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 13, 2015. Exercise Iron More

U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct an operations brief, utilizing a terrain model for Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Cali More

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion approaches Red Beach during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 18, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anniversary of a bilateral training ex More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault Red Beach during Exercise Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anniversary of a bilateral train More

U.S. Marines and Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force participate in a closing ceremony for Iron Fist 2015 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mar. 2, 2015. Exercise Iron Fist 2015 is the 10th anniversary More

A Royal Netherlands Marine rappels from a rappel tower which was simulating a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft during a fast roping exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Mar More

A Royal Netherlands Marine executes a fast roping technique during a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Recon More

A Royal Netherlands Marine prepares to rappel during a fast-roping training exercise at the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Batt More

Royal Netherlands Marines provide security prior to conducting an urban operations training exercise at Military Operations on Urban Terrain Town, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18, 2015. U.S. Marines, with 2nd Rec More

Brig. Gen. Dany Fortin, deputy commanding general of operations, I Corps, sketches a Japanese symbol in a ceramic plate during a ceramic painting class introducing U.S. Soldiers to Japanese culture as a part of More

Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, I Corps commanding general, talks about the significance of a Yama Sakura coin given to him by Lt. Gen. Junji Suzuki, JGSDF Middle Army commander, during a social in Itami, Japan, Dec More

Spc. Deayerius Dukes, a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, works with Spc. Thomas Crosby, a food service specialist with 25th Infantry Division, prepare the ap More

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, prepares the meat for Team U.S. main dish as Miho Kato (background), dietitian, Team Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, uses a stove top in the U.S. tent to heat up More

Leaders from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army celebrate a successful bilateral exercise during a United States Army-Japan hosted victory luncheon signaling the end of Yama Sakura 69 at Itami, Japan, Dec. 11.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Snow works with his Jordanian Armed Forces counterpart, Lt. Col. Saed Alabady, in the Higher Control (HICON), in support of Eager Lion 16, May 12, 2016. Eager Lion is a bilateral, sc More

U.S. Army Chaplain, 1st Lt. Richard Brown, works with his Jordanian Armed Forces counterpart, Imam Hussaien Mufleh Al-jbour and his assistant 2nd Lt. Emad Al-jbour, in the Higher Control (HICON), in support of More

Members of the South Carolina National Guard participating in Eager Lion 16 take time out to celebrate Maj. Latasha O’Neil’s birthday. Eager Lion 16 is a bilateral, scenario based exercise with the Hashemite Ki More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brad Owens, South Carolina National Guard director of joint staff, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy, III, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade commander, about the Higher Contro More

A U.S. Air Force B-52, escorted by F-16 fighter jets, performs a show-of-force demonstration during Exercise Eager Lion 16, near Al Zarqa, Jordan, as the culminating event of the exercise, May 24, 2016. Eager L More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), Medical Unit, 15th Logistics Unit, 15th Brigade, perform a simulated medical evacuation utilizing an UH-60 multipurpose helicopter during exercise Keen Sw More

U.S. Army Pacific commander, Lieutenant General Francis Wiercinski and Northeastern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Toshiaki Tanaka opened the Yama Sakura 63 ceremony with warm words of encouragement for all More

Marines of 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Supporting Arms Liaison Team Charlie and British commandos of 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team, Royal Artillery call in close air support as part More

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct speed re-load drills and physical training at Camp Buehring, in preparation for Exercise Eager Mace 13, Nov. 9. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are partici More

A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the U.S. Army, participating in the bilateral training exercise known as Yama Sakura 63 held in Sendai, Japan. The soldiers learned the history behind the ceremon More

While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral exercise Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity for them More

Once the rain stopped, the snow began, replacing the muddy ground and creating a landscape looking more like the frozen tundra than a Japanese island. U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Ar More

Col. Brook Scott, cardiologist, 94th Combat Support Hospital, awards a combat medic coin to Maj. Gen. Toshiki Shirotani, director of Camp Sendai Hospital, for his medical support during the Yama Sakura exercise More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Vogel, 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuman, exits an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to perform a water rescue scenario as part of a bilateral training exercise off the coast More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William Mingle, right, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and native of Nashville, Tenn., and Sgt. Jad Amra, BLT More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jesus Luna, mechanic, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey, belonging to VMM-262 (REIN), More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare ammunition in preparation for a live fire exercise during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 15 a More