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U.S. Army SGT. Jason Meade, 261st Signal Brigade, ensures a laptop is connected to the network on Jan. 31, 2007, at Camp Itami, Japan, during Exercise Yama Sakura 51.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Isolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Jason Meade, 261st Signal Brigade, ensures a laptop is ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Isolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Capt. Brittany Woods, Operations Officer with the USARPAC

Capt. Brittany Woods, Operations Officer with the USARPAC

Capt. Brittany Woods, Operations Officer with the USARPAC Contingency Command Post, works side by side with Capt. Kousei Matunaga, exercise operations officer with the Exercise Plans and Operations Department i... More

Soldiers raise the flag marking the beginning of the

Soldiers raise the flag marking the beginning of the

Soldiers raise the flag marking the beginning of the workday for exercise Yama Sakura 61 Jan. 27. Yama Sakura is United States Army Pacific’s premier joint bilateral command post exercise with the Japan Self De... More

U.S. Army SGT. Chris Owen (foreground), Food Service Technician, 638th Detachment, Aviations Support Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG), prepares steaks for the breakfast meal on Feb. 5, 2007, at Camp Itami, Japan, in support of Exercise Yama Sakura 05.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Sean McCollum) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Chris Owen (foreground), Food Service Technician, 638th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean Mccollum, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Joshua Cruz from the 287th Signal Company, 78th Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade, sits at his desk, monitoring the help desk logs.  STAFF SGT. Cruz is in charge of the help desk operations during exercise Yama Sakura 51.  (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Osolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Joshua Cruz from the 287th Signal Company, 78th S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osaka State: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: JAPAN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Osolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status:... More

Soldiers from I Corps visit a temple in Nara, Japan,

Soldiers from I Corps visit a temple in Nara, Japan,

Soldiers from I Corps visit a temple in Nara, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture through events and trips. (U.S. Army... More

U.S. Army SGT. John McWhoter, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 78th Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade, sits at his laptop computer to monitor any request for assistance in support of exercise Yama Sakura 51. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Osolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. John McWhoter, from Headquarters and Headquarters Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osaka State: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: JAPAN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Osolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status:... More

Spc. Josh Bennett, broadcast journalist with the 133rd

Spc. Josh Bennett, broadcast journalist with the 133rd

Spc. Josh Bennett, broadcast journalist with the 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, reviews the footage he shot during the Morale, Welfare and Recreation trips offered during Yama Sakura 61 in Osaka, Japan, Jan. 28.

U.S. Army Soldiers pose for a picture with the Japanese Defense Forces Middle Army Soldiers on Feb. 3, 2007, at Camp Itami, Japan, during Exercise Yama Sakura 51.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Isolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers pose for a picture with the Japanese Defense Forces...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Isolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Japanese Master Sgt. Yukio Soranaka teaches technique

Japanese Master Sgt. Yukio Soranaka teaches technique

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

U.S. Army SGT. Harold Miller from the 261st Signal Brigade, Delaware National Guard (DEARNG), serves as the Team Leader, during the bilateral computer simulated exercise Yama Sakura. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Osolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Harold Miller from the 261st Signal Brigade, Delaware N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osaka State: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: JAPAN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Osolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status:... More

U.S. Army SGT. Dwayne Wilson, 261st Signal Brigade, focuses on separating wires in exact order on Jan. 31, 2007, in Osaka, Japan, during Exercise Yama Sakura 51.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Isolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Dwayne Wilson, 261st Signal Brigade, focuses on separat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Isolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

U.S. Army PFC. Melissa Duran, an Administrative SPECIALIST with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 48th Infantry Division (ID), California Army National Guard (CAARNG), distributes a cell phone requested by a soldier to call home in the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation tent, during Yama Sakura.  Yama Sakura is a bilateral exercise between Japanese and American forces. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Sean McCollum) (Released)

U.S. Army PFC. Melissa Duran, an Administrative SPECIALIST with Headqu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean Mccollum, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. David Ray Hudson (right), SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau, waits as PVT. Leslie Cooper, 215th Medical Detachment, Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG), serves his some side dishes on Feb. 13, 2007, at Camp Itami, Japan, during Exercise Yama Sakura 05.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Sean McCollum) (Released)

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. David Ray Hudson (right), SENIOR Enlisted ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean Mccollum, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Maj Stephan Jarvis, the intelligence officer for the

Maj Stephan Jarvis, the intelligence officer for the

Maj Stephan Jarvis, the intelligence officer for the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Utah National Guard, and Master Sgt. Ray Helvy, the non-commissioned officer in charge of intelligence for the 204th MEB,... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command sergeant major for HHBN, U.S. Army Pacific, based at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, greets participant Yoshiko Fujii during the cleanup of the Osaka Castle grounds Jan. 28.

Retired Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, senior mentor for Yama Sakura

Retired Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, senior mentor for Yama Sakura

Retired Lt. Gen. Ed Smith, senior mentor for Yama Sakura 69, sketches a Japanese symbol in a ceramic plate during a ceramic painting class introducing U.S. Soldiers to Japanese culture as a part of Exercise YS ... More

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuch, a Soldier assigned to the

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuch, a Soldier assigned to the

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuch, a Soldier assigned to the 909th Human Resource Company, receives instructions on calligraphy by Masataka Hamada on Camp Itami, Japan Dec. 7, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise p... More

Maj Paul Rogers, the operations officer for the 204th

Maj Paul Rogers, the operations officer for the 204th

Maj Paul Rogers, the operations officer for the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Utah National Guard, talks on the phone in the tactical operations center for exercise Yama Sakura 61. Yama Sakura is United S... More

Military personnel take time during the Yama Sakura

Military personnel take time during the Yama Sakura

Military personnel take time during the Yama Sakura 61 exercise to visit the Kiyomizu Temple as a cultural experience.

Maj. Miranda Killingsworth, civil affairs planner with

Maj. Miranda Killingsworth, civil affairs planner with

Maj. Miranda Killingsworth, civil affairs planner with U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post, works on an operational chart during Yama Sakura 61 at Camp Itami in Osaka, Japan.

U.S. Army MAJ. Cheek (left) and MAJ. Bedford watch as Japanese Defense Forces Middle Army SGT. Narihito Takahashi, dressed in cultural costume, demonstrates the Taiko Drum beat on Feb. 3, 2007, at Camp Itami, Japan, during Exercise Yama Sakura 51.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Isolda McClelland) (Released)

U.S. Army MAJ. Cheek (left) and MAJ. Bedford watch as Japanese Defense...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Isolda Mcclelland, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Karate students perform for United States Forces and

Karate students perform for United States Forces and

Karate students perform for United States Forces and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Middle Army Service members on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are given th... More

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling Taiko drum performance for a large assembly of American and Japanese soldiers as part of a cultural exchange event at Friendship Hall, Camp Itami, Osaka... More

A local Karate dojo perform for United States Forces

A local Karate dojo perform for United States Forces

A local Karate dojo perform for United States Forces and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Middle Army Service members on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are give... More

During a relay race conducted Dec. 2, 2015, at Holy

During a relay race conducted Dec. 2, 2015, at Holy

During a relay race conducted Dec. 2, 2015, at Holy Family Home in Osaka, Japan, two young ladies help Army Sgt. Maj. Danny Sanders, an Oceanside, Calif., native serving as the G3 (plans and operations) sergean... More

U.S. soldiers stand in formation prior to the beginning

U.S. soldiers stand in formation prior to the beginning

U.S. soldiers stand in formation prior to the beginning of the opening ceremonies for exercise Yama Sakura 61 Jan. 30. Yama Sakura is United States Army Pacific's premier joint bilateral command post exercise w... More

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy arrives with Japan Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani (right) at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Headquarters on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 9. Kenne... More

Brig. Gen. Dany Fortin, deputy commanding general of

Brig. Gen. Dany Fortin, deputy commanding general of

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

A Yama Sakura 69 participant breaks a board during

A Yama Sakura 69 participant breaks a board during

A Yama Sakura 69 participant breaks a board during a Karate demonstration on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture th... More

Sgt. Eric Feldra, I Corps band member, and Sgt. Takahiro

Sgt. Eric Feldra, I Corps band member, and Sgt. Takahiro

Sgt. Eric Feldra, I Corps band member, and Sgt. Takahiro Tamagawa, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army band member, perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, ex... More

Military personnel enjoy a traditional Awa-Odori dance

Military personnel enjoy a traditional Awa-Odori dance

Military personnel enjoy a traditional Awa-Odori dance performed during a cultural activity at Camp Itami, Japan for Yama Sakura 61, Jan. 25.

While dancing with children from Holy Family Children's

While dancing with children from Holy Family Children's

While dancing with children from Holy Family Children's Home in Osaka, Japan, Army Sgt. Maj. Robert F. Brillant, a Bangor, Maine, native currently serving as the G6 (information technology) sergeant major, U.S.... More

Sgt. Victor Fincher, a food service specialist assigned

Sgt. Victor Fincher, a food service specialist assigned

Sgt. Victor Fincher, a food service specialist assigned to 25th Infantry Division, plates the appetizer dish as fellow team members begin plating the rest of the U.S. team meal during the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Ch... More

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling Taiko drum performance for a large assembly of American and Japanese soldiers as part of a cultural exchange event at Friendship Hall, Camp Itami, Osaka... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command

Command Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Brown, battalion command sergeant major for HHBN, U.S. Army Pacific, based at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, participates in the Osaka Castle cleanup Jan. 28 in Osaka, Japan.

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Band perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to... More

Yama Sakura 61 initiates with an opening ceremony with

Yama Sakura 61 initiates with an opening ceremony with

Yama Sakura 61 initiates with an opening ceremony with the U.S. Army Pacific and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Jan. 30.

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post, and Col. Sumio Yamashita, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, prepare to discuss operations during a mock press conference at Camp Itami, Japan, Feb... More

Spc. Vinson Williams, Geospatial Engineer for the 34th

Spc. Vinson Williams, Geospatial Engineer for the 34th

Spc. Vinson Williams, Geospatial Engineer for the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, learns a traditional Awa-Odori dance during a cultural activity at Camp Itami, Japan, for Yama Sakura 61, Jan. 25.

Senior officers of the units participating in Yama

Senior officers of the units participating in Yama

Senior officers of the units participating in Yama Sakura 61 listen intently to the opening remarks of the exercise directors. Officers from the Australian Defense Force are observing this year's Yama Sakara exercise.

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post, and Col. Sumio Yamashita, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, discuss operations during a mock press conference at Camp Itami, Japan, Feb. 2. The pr... More

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, accepts

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, accepts

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, accepts the 1st place plaque during the award ceremony for the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Chef Competition against a team from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Cam... More

Children from Holy Family Home dance along service

Children from Holy Family Home dance along service

Children from Holy Family Home dance along service members from U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army I Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Middle Army at Holy Family Home in Osaka, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015. ... More

Yama Sakura 69 Soldiers learn calligraphy on Camp Itami,

Yama Sakura 69 Soldiers learn calligraphy on Camp Itami,

Yama Sakura 69 Soldiers learn calligraphy on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7, 2015. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture through events and trips. (U.S. Ar... More

Col. Sean Tracy, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Sean Tracy, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Sean Tracy, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post Planner for Yama Sakura 61, cooks Takoyaki, a traditional Japanese dish during a cultural event at Camp Itami, Japan, Jan. 25.

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, talks

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, talks

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

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling Taiko drum performance for a large assembly of American and Japanese soldiers as part of a cultural exchange event at Friendship Hall, Camp Itami, Osaka... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commanding general, I Corps,

Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commanding general, I Corps,

Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commanding general, I Corps, and Lt. Gen. Junji Suzuki, commanding general, Japan Middle Army, pose for a photo after painting a Japanese symbol in a ceramic plate during a ceramic paint... More

Soldiers from I Corps visit a temple in Nara, Japan,

Soldiers from I Corps visit a temple in Nara, Japan,

Soldiers from I Corps visit a temple in Nara, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture through events and trips. (U.S. Army... More

Spc. Deayerius Dukes, a food service specialist assigned

Spc. Deayerius Dukes, a food service specialist assigned

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

Master Sgt. Bridget Lightner, Senior Budget non-comissioned

Master Sgt. Bridget Lightner, Senior Budget non-comissioned

Master Sgt. Bridget Lightner, Senior Budget non-comissioned officer, United States Army Japan, receives instructions from calligraphy instructor Kaori Fujiwara during bilateral cultural activities at Camp Itami... More

Key players and officials for exercise Yama Sakura

Key players and officials for exercise Yama Sakura

Key players and officials for exercise Yama Sakura 61 pay respect to the national colors during opening ceremonies for Yama Sakura Jan. 30. Yama Sakura is United States Army Pacific's premier joint bilateral co... More

Sgt. 1st Class Mitsuyoshi Maeda, a member of the Japan

Sgt. 1st Class Mitsuyoshi Maeda, a member of the Japan

Sgt. 1st Class Mitsuyoshi Maeda, a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Band, performs a saxophone solo during a bilateral band performance at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of Yama Sak... More

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy sits with Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commanding general, as she observes a commander’s update assessment during Yama Sakura 69 on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. ... More

Maj. Tanya Klaiber, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota

Maj. Tanya Klaiber, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota

Maj. Tanya Klaiber, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard and Maj. Richard M. Dixon, operations officer for the United States Army Pacific participate in a Japanese traditional tea ceremony outside C... More

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy talks with Soldiers during a visit to Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 9. Kennedy visited with U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Force service members and observed operations... More

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy arrives at exercise control at Yama Sakura 69 on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 9. Kennedy visited with U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Force service members to observe Y... More

Children of Holy Family Home sit on the lap of Army

Children of Holy Family Home sit on the lap of Army

Children of Holy Family Home sit on the lap of Army Sgt. Maj. Michael I. Bair, senior enlisted adviser for U.S. Army Japan's (USARJ) chaplain section, during a bilateral holiday visit to this historic orphanage... More

(From left to right) Army Sgt. Maj. Samuel W. Metzger,

(From left to right) Army Sgt. Maj. Samuel W. Metzger,

(From left to right) Army Sgt. Maj. Samuel W. Metzger, an Aurora, Colo., native serving as the G9 (civil affairs) sergeant major, I Corps, Army Sgt. Maj. Michael I. Bair, senior enlisted adviser for U.S. Army J... More

Members of the I Corps and Middle Army Band perform

Members of the I Corps and Middle Army Band perform

Members of the I Corps and Middle Army Band perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to experience one another's cultur... More

U.S. Army SGT. Justin Howard, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1ST Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 17th Aviation Brigade, looks over the books provided by the 35th Combat Service and Support Battalion in the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation tent during Yama Sakura. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Sean McCollum) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Justin Howard, from Headquarters and Headquarters Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Itami Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean Mccollum, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

Capt. Brittany Woods, operations officer with the USARPAC

Capt. Brittany Woods, operations officer with the USARPAC

Capt. Brittany Woods, operations officer with the USARPAC Contingency Command Post, works side by side with Capt. Kousei Matunaga, exercise operations officer with the Exercise Plans and Operations Department i... More

Members of the Japan Self Defense Force, Middle Army,

Members of the Japan Self Defense Force, Middle Army,

Members of the Japan Self Defense Force, Middle Army, practice drill and ceremony in preparation for the 2012 Yama Sakura 61 exercise at Camp Itami, Japan, Jan. 23.

Leaders from the Japanese Middle Army and U.S. Army

Leaders from the Japanese Middle Army and U.S. Army

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

Spc. Isaac J. Ferderer, battle radio transmitter operator

Spc. Isaac J. Ferderer, battle radio transmitter operator

Spc. Isaac J. Ferderer, battle radio transmitter operator for the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, assists a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during a cleanup of Osaka Castle in Os... More

Lt. Gen. Francis Wierncinski, the U.S. Army Pacific

Lt. Gen. Francis Wierncinski, the U.S. Army Pacific

Lt. Gen. Francis Wierncinski, the U.S. Army Pacific Commander, salutes during the Yama Sakura opening ceremonies Jan. 30. Yama Sakura is United States Army Pacific's premier joint bilateral command post exercis... More

Army Staff Sgt. Philip I. Parker, a Laurel, Md., native

Army Staff Sgt. Philip I. Parker, a Laurel, Md., native

Army Staff Sgt. Philip I. Parker, a Laurel, Md., native serving as a signals intelligence analyst for I Corps, gives a wrapped present filled with snacks and candy to a child from Holy Family Home in Osaka, Jap... More

Spc. Steve DeJesus, Utah National Guard, receives

Spc. Steve DeJesus, Utah National Guard, receives

Spc. Steve DeJesus, Utah National Guard, receives instructions on Japanese calligraphy during a cultural exchange on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are given t... More

Sgt. Tianalyn Robinson from 2nd Brigade 25th Infantry

Sgt. Tianalyn Robinson from 2nd Brigade 25th Infantry

Sgt. Tianalyn Robinson from 2nd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, takes a photo of Kiyomizu Temple during a Yama Sakura 61 exercise cultural trip at Osaka, Japan.

Tom Johnson, chief of transportation for U.S. Army

Tom Johnson, chief of transportation for U.S. Army

Tom Johnson, chief of transportation for U.S. Army Japan, is in charge of the movement control teams responsible for a variety of transportation related tasks in support of Yama Sakura 61.

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling

Soldiers of the Japan Self Defense Force give a thrilling Taiko drum performance for a large assembly of American and Japanese soldiers as part of a cultural exchange event at Friendship Hall, Camp Itami, Osaka... More

Military personnel join the Okamoto family for a home

Military personnel join the Okamoto family for a home

Military personnel join the Okamoto family for a home visit during Yama Sakura 61 in Osaka, Japan, Jan. 29.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Warrant Officer

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Warrant Officer

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Warrant Officer Akihiro Kanae (left), command sergeant major, JGSDF Middle Army, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Samuel W. Metzger, G9 (civil affairs) sergeant major, I Corps, ap... More

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Band perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to... More

Spc. Deayerius Dukes, a food service specialist assigned

Spc. Deayerius Dukes, a food service specialist assigned

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

Pfc. Dean Wearner, movement control team driver at

Pfc. Dean Wearner, movement control team driver at

Pfc. Dean Wearner, movement control team driver at Camp Itami in Osaka, Japan, drives government employee Stu Farnham and U.S. Army Capt. Derek Musser to and from their destinations Jan. 25.

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuchs, a Soldier assigned to the

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuchs, a Soldier assigned to the

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuchs, a Soldier assigned to the 909th Human Resource Company, learns the proper techniques to break a board with one punch from a Karate instructor on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As pa... More

The Japan 5 members from the 133rd Mobile Public Affairs

The Japan 5 members from the 133rd Mobile Public Affairs

The Japan 5 members from the 133rd Mobile Public Affairs detachment visit Osaka Castle during their deployment to Japan for the Yama Sakura 61 exercise.

U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski

U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski

U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski and Middle Army Commander of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa shake hands during the bilateral press conference Yama Sakura ... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers watch a

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers watch a

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers watch a mock press conference at Camp Itami, Japan, Feb. 2. The press conference is part of Yama Sakura 61, which is being held just north of Osaka. Yama Sakura is an... More

Brig. Gen. John Haley, deputy commanding general of

Brig. Gen. John Haley, deputy commanding general of

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

Capt. Gena Wong, networking officer for the 34th Infantry

Capt. Gena Wong, networking officer for the 34th Infantry

Capt. Gena Wong, networking officer for the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, participates in a ceramics class sponsored by the Middle Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force at Camp Itami, Japan ... More

Opening ceremony, US Army Photo

Opening ceremony, US Army Photo

U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Commander Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa, stand at the podium during the opening ceremonies for exercise Yama... More

Staff Sgt. Cory Tichenor, movement control team operations

Staff Sgt. Cory Tichenor, movement control team operations

Staff Sgt. Cory Tichenor, movement control team operations sergeant for Yama Sakura 61, explains the driving schedules with movement control team members, Pfc. Danica Sasakura (left) and Pfc. Dean Wearner (righ... More

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, prepares

Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, prepares

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

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command

Col. Thomas Kunk, U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post, prepares to answer a question about ongoing operations during a mock press conference at Camp Itami, Japan, Feb. 2. The press conference is part of ... More

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuchs and Staff Sgt. Frenesi Carter,

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuchs and Staff Sgt. Frenesi Carter,

Staff Sgt. Samantha Fuchs and Staff Sgt. Frenesi Carter, both assigned to the 909th Human Resource Company, receive instructions on how to write Japanese calligraphy by Masataka Hamada during a cultural exchang... More

Military personnel visit the Golden Pavilion

Military personnel visit the Golden Pavilion

Maj. James Buskirk, electronic warfare operations officer for 8th Army, captures a photo of the Golden Pavilion at a cultural event offered for military personnel attending Yama Sakura 61 at Camp Itami in Osaka... More

Army Reservist Pvt. Michael Phillip from Camp Pendleton,

Army Reservist Pvt. Michael Phillip from Camp Pendleton,

Army Reservist Pvt. Michael Phillip from Camp Pendleton, Calif., collects water from a stream at the Kiyomizu Temple during a Yama Sakura 61 cultural trip at Camp Itami Osaka, Japan.

Yama Sakura 61 begins with an opening ceremony for

Yama Sakura 61 begins with an opening ceremony for

Yama Sakura 61 begins with an opening ceremony for the U.S. Army Pacific and the Japan ground self defense Ffrce Jan. 30.

Signal intelligence analysts for the 205th Military

Signal intelligence analysts for the 205th Military

Signal intelligence analysts for the 205th Military Intelligence Battalion Spc. Jared P. Williamson and Pfc. Thomas Bolton participate in the Osaka Castle cleanup while wearing traditional Japanese armor Jan. 28.

Members of the Yama Sakura 61's Public Affairs Office

Members of the Yama Sakura 61's Public Affairs Office

Members of the Yama Sakura 61's Public Affairs Office tell the stories of the personnel associated with the exercise. Members include: Mr. Hideo Kawada, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Oliver, Maj. Randall Baucom, Spc. ... More

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Band perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to... More

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits with Soldiers on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 9. Kennedy visited with U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Force service members to observe Yama Sakura 69 operations ... More

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Band perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to... More

Pfc. Thomas Bolton, signal intelligence analyst for

Pfc. Thomas Bolton, signal intelligence analyst for

Pfc. Thomas Bolton, signal intelligence analyst for the 205th Military Intelligence Battalion, speaks with a member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Jan. 28 during the Osaka Castle cleanup in Osaka, Japan.

Japanese children hold up their wrapped gifts presented

Japanese children hold up their wrapped gifts presented

Japanese children hold up their wrapped gifts presented by service members from U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army I Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Middle Army at Holy Family Home in Osaka, Japan... More

Staff Sgt. Stanislav Lovtsov, I Corps band member,

Staff Sgt. Stanislav Lovtsov, I Corps band member,

Staff Sgt. Stanislav Lovtsov, I Corps band member, and Sgt. Takahiro Tamagawa, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army band member, perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part ... More

Masataka Hamada writes victory in calligraphy during

Masataka Hamada writes victory in calligraphy during

Masataka Hamada writes victory in calligraphy during a demonstration to Yama Sakura 69 participants on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity... More

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