Japanese Snipers

U.S. Army Capt. David McKenna, a communications officer with the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, translates as Spc. Justin Teschner, a sniper with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Comba More

Japanese Sgt. Youhei Kaminota, a sniper with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, positions himself behind an M24 Sniper Weapon System to familiarize himself before fi More

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Alicea, a sniper assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, watches as Japan Ground Self Defense Force Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato, More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, a sniper section leader with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs U.S. Soldiers and members of the Japanese G More

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force assigned to the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, stands in formation with U.S. Soldiers during the beginning of a live-fire exercise at the Yakima Tr More

U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Anthony, left, a spotter assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers, with 1 More

Spc. Andrew Anthony, spotter, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japanese snipers the way American snipers engage a target Sept. 5, at the Yak More

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Alicea, a sniper with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, explains to Japanese Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato and Staff Sgt. Shinya Takesue More

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Howard, a senior infantry sniper with B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, explains the functions of a sniper rifle to More

Japanese Sgt. Youhei Kaminota, sniper, 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, positions himself behind an M24 sniper rifle to familiarize himself before firing. The members More

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Alicea, a sniper with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, watches as Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4 More

U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Anthony, a spotter with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japanese snipers the way American snipers engage a target More

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Mitchell, a sniper with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to Japanese snipers before beginning a firing range, at th More

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Teschner, a sniper with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to Japanese snipers before beginning a firing range, at th More

Japanese Sgt. Kenji Honda, a medic with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, watches as members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. Soldiers interact with More

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assigned to the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, , fires an M24 sniper weapon system during a live fire training exercise with U.S. Soldiers Sept. 5, 20 More

A three-man sniper team which includes a shooter, spotter and senior sniper composed of a U.S. Soldier and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, work together during joint sniper training to successfu More

A Japan Self Defense Force sniper sets his M24 sniper weapon system down after a live-fire training exercise Sept. 5, 2013, at the Yakima Training Center, Wash. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Miriam Espinoza/Released)