General Kiyofumi Itwata (left), chief of staff, Japan

General Kiyofumi Itwata (left), chief of staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and Army Maj. Gen. James F. Pasquarette (right), commanding general, U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), inspect JGSDF service members during a welcome ceremony July 10, 2015, at Japan's Ministry of Defense in Tokyo. Pasquarette, who assumed command of USARJ two days earlier, praised Iwata and the JGSDF for supporting America's mission to promote peace and stability throughout the Pacific and assured his Japanese hosts that USARJ will maintain the highest levels of unit readiness and uphold its bilateral commitments as the Army restructures its forces overseas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)