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A camouflaged Japanese Self Defense Force Type 61 tank moves down a dirt road during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A camouflaged Japanese Self Defense Force Type 61 tank moves down a di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Dave Darrah, left, Japanese Self Defense Armed Forces (JSDAF), Major General (MGEN) Matuoka Sadayosi, and COL Stephen Pomeroy, right, cut the ribbon at the main gate for the opening ceremonies of Friendship Day at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, during the annual event celebrating the friendship between Japan and America

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Dave Darrah, left, Japanese Self ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia J. Brito, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, aboard a M998A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), demonstrate stabilization and support operations for a contingent of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, VP-5 and  Japanese Maritime

Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, VP-5 and Japanese Maritime

Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, VP-5 and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) members gather for a group photo. The Jacksonville, Fla., based VP-8, VP-5 and JMSDF are participating in the bilateral exercise GU... More

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal (left)

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal (left)

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal (left) welcomes Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka (right), along with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (middle) ... More

Major General (MGEN) Claude M. Kicklighter, commander, 25th Infantry Division, is presented with a Japanese hoppi coat by a member of the Japanese Self Defense Force during a dinner welcoming soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division to Japan for the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Major General (MGEN) Claude M. Kicklighter, commander, 25th Infantry D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

An officer of the 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Force, looks through the sight of an M47 Dragon anti-tank missile launcher as a member of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, looks on during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

An officer of the 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Force, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Onboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, US Navy (USN) divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and Japanese Self Defense Force divers, help a team of divers remove their gear after returning from a dive, during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru off the coast of Hawaii

Onboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, US Navy (USN) divers assigned to Mob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jennifer A. Smith, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, execute the fireman carry technique to transport simulated wounded Marines during a demonstration of stabilization and support operations for a contingent of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

Sailors of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are gathered to partake in a ceremony honoring the foundation anniversary of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) at the JMSDF headquarters, at Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Adam R. Cole) (Released)

Sailors of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are gather...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sasebo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES SASE Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Sta... More

MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, await the green light for takeoff April 17 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. United States Forces, Japan is providing ... More

An instructor from the Naval War College talks goes

An instructor from the Naval War College talks goes

An instructor from the Naval War College talks goes over staff planning with members of the Japanese Self Defense Force during a planning exercise on board the Japanese ship Hyuga at Naval Base San Diego June 7... More

Sgt. Justin Adams, an instructor with 1st Marine Division

Sgt. Justin Adams, an instructor with 1st Marine Division

Sgt. Justin Adams, an instructor with 1st Marine Division Schools ‘Pre-Scout Sniper Course’ observes a soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during a known distance range conducted at during Exerc... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) David A. Crittenden, commander, 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, is welcomed by LTC Masao Nagasaka, executive officer, 1ST Infantry Regiment, 1ST Division Japanese Self Defense Force, upon arriving with a battalion of soldiers to participate in the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) David A. Crittenden, commander, 1ST Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Charles W. Bagnal, left, commander, US Army Western Command, and LGEN Andou Katsuhiko, right, commander, 6th Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Force, share a light moment with a junior officer of the 25th Infantry Division

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Charles W. Bagnal, left, commander, US Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD 89 Base: Ojojibara Training Camp Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang, Dac Release Status: Rel... More

US Navy (USN) divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and Japanese Self Defense Force divers, are lowered into the waters off the coast of Hawaii, by crewmembers aboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru

US Navy (USN) divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT Scene Camera Operator: PHC... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines establish a defensive perimeter along a roadside, while demonstrating stabilization and support operations for a contingent of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2 aircraft taxis down the runwayduring exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004.  Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2 aircraft taxis down the run...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft fly over North Field, Tinian, Marianna Islands, during Cope North 15, Feb. 26, 2015. North Field se... More

Japanese Self-Defense Force Sgt. Daichi Matusita, machine

Japanese Self-Defense Force Sgt. Daichi Matusita, machine

Japanese Self-Defense Force Sgt. Daichi Matusita, machine gunner, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, looks through the scope of an M110 sniper rifle at Continued Range-7 during Fuji Viper 16-3 on Camp Fuji, F... More

Japanese Self Defense Armed Forces (JSDAF), Major General (MGEN) Matuoka Sadayosi, US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Dave Darrah and USMC COL Stephen Pomeroy, walk toward the main gate for the opening ceremonies of Friendship Day at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan

Japanese Self Defense Armed Forces (JSDAF), Major General (MGEN) Matuo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia J. Brito, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, aboard a M998A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), demonstrate stabilization and support operations for a contingent of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conduct a pre-flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004. Keen Sword 05 is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class John Wessel, a weapons load crew member from the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, waits for an aircraft during an end of runway check during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class John Wessel, a weapons load crew membe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Japan and U.S. service members join Elvis tribute artist

Japan and U.S. service members join Elvis tribute artist

Japan and U.S. service members join Elvis tribute artist George Thomas on stage for the song “Jail House Rock” during the USO All Service Salute in the Marine Wing Liaison hanger here March 17. This was one of ... More

201102-N-BR419-1070 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Japanese

201102-N-BR419-1070 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Japanese

201102-N-BR419-1070 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force liaisons and Dr. Evan Nash, left, a Center of Naval Analysis representative, receive a tour from Boatswain’s Mate Chief Pet... More

U.S. Marines fast rope out of a V-22 Osprey on Camp

U.S. Marines fast rope out of a V-22 Osprey on Camp

U.S. Marines fast rope out of a V-22 Osprey on Camp Sendai, Sendai, Japan, Feb. 19, 2018. Marines participate in a vertical insertion during Exercise Forest Light in order to improve proficiency and maintain co... More

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft fly off the coast of North Field, Tinian, Marianna Islands, during Cope North 15, Feb. 26, 2015. No... More

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Band performed

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Band performed

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Band performed a piece based on the Japanese manga series “Attack on Titan” during the JSDF Marching Band Festival Nov. 14 at the Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo. This yea... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adrian Lemard, 18th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adrian Lemard, 18th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adrian Lemard, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, left, and  Japanese Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Shuichiro Masunaga, 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft general techn... More

Members of the 1ST Infantry Japanese Self Defense Force, stage a ceremonial battle for Soldiers of the US Army 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, during the concluding activities for Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Members of the 1ST Infantry Japanese Self Defense Force, stage a cerem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Camp Itazuma Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public... More

Onboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, a member of the Japanese Self Defense Force diving team, takes oxygen and reads, as he sits in the recompression chamber, after a dive during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru off the coast of Hawaii

Onboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, a member of the Japanese Self Defens...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jennifer A. Smith, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A member of the Japanese Self Defense Force Diving Team is fitted with a MK-21 dive helmet aboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru

A member of the Japanese Self Defense Force Diving Team is fitted with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw/Dv) Andrew Mckaskle, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A Japanese Self Defense Force Kawasaki T-4 aircraft from the Blue Impulse Jet demonstration Team performs during the Friendship Day Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. Friendship Day is an annual event held at to celebrate the friendship between the Japanese and American people

A Japanese Self Defense Force Kawasaki T-4 aircraft from the Blue Impu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL John P. Mcgarity, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, from the 14th Fighter Squadron,  exits a hardened aircraft shelter during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004. Keen Sword 05 is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, from the 14th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson visits

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson visits

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson visits Marines in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 11 during the Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Band Festival. The festival, held at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, involve... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force Support Squadron ceremonial guardsman, left, commands, Airman 1st Class Logan Rolf, 18th FSS ceremonial guardsman, right, to perform honor guard facing moveme... More

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrate clearing a building on Camp Sendai, Sendai, Japan, Feb. 20, 2018. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Divis... More

A U.S. Air Force 35th Maintenance Squadron transient

A U.S. Air Force 35th Maintenance Squadron transient

A U.S. Air Force 35th Maintenance Squadron transient alert Airman marshals a CH-12 Huron with Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, the U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, onboard at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Au... More

Service members with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense

Service members with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense

Service members with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band perform as part of the JSDF Marching Band Festival Nov. 14 at the Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo. The festival brings military bands from the U.S., t... More

Soldiers of the Japanese Self Defense Force hold a banner welcoming members of the US Army 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, to Japan for the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Soldiers of the Japanese Self Defense Force hold a banner welcoming me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

A Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carrier moves down a dirt road during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carrier moves do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

A combined US Marine Corps (USMC) and Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Color Guard stands bearing their National Ensigns during the Reunion Of Honor Ceremony held on the Island of Iwo Jima, Japan, as part of the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony, observing the Battle of Iwo Jima

A combined US Marine Corps (USMC) and Japanese Self Defense Force (JSD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, aboard a M998A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), demonstrate stabilization and support operations for a contingent of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers stand outside the combat operation center, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers stand outside the combat o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, return to their M998A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), after demonstrating stabilization and support operations for a contingent of Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) E2-C aircraft taxis down the runwayduring exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004.  Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) E2-C aircraft taxis down the ru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (left

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (left

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (left on stage) and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka (right on stage), observe members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The... More

A Japanese Self Defense Force C-130 Hercules flies

A Japanese Self Defense Force C-130 Hercules flies

A Japanese Self Defense Force C-130 Hercules flies off the coast of North Field, Tinian, Marianna Islands, during Cope North 15, Feb. 26, 2015. North Field served as the World War II headquarters for the 509th ... More

A female Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division, meets with female Japanese Self Defense Force members at the conclusion of the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A female Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division, meets with female Japa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Camp Itazuma Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D. Butler (MCB Butler), Okinawa, Japan, and members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force fill the role as the Color Guard during the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony on the island of Iwo Jima

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chandler (left) demonstrates the proper use of the mobile M-DACT system for an unidentified Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Officer, as USMC Colonel (COL) Ronald F. Baczkowski (right), Commander, 4th Marine Regiment, looks on during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chandler (left) demonstra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers head inside the combat operation center to get briefed on the days schedule, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldiers head inside the combat ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

U.S. Thai, Malaysian and Japanese forces set up a processing

U.S. Thai, Malaysian and Japanese forces set up a processing

U.S. Thai, Malaysian and Japanese forces set up a processing center during a noncombatant evacuation operation, as part of Cobra Gold 17 at Naval Airbase Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2017. The drill was conducted... More

Japanese supporting staff member organizes the role

Japanese supporting staff member organizes the role

Japanese supporting staff member organizes the role playing evacuees at the Non-Combatant Evacuation Drill at Utaphao, Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 16 during Cobra Gold 2014. Utilizing joint service and multinatio... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules flies over North Field,

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules flies over North Field,

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules flies over North Field, Tinian, Marianna Islands, during Cope North 15, Feb. 26, 2015. North Field served as the World War II headquarters for the 509th Composite Group that lau... More

A column of Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carriers moves down a dirt road during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A column of Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carrie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

A Soldier of the 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 15th Infantry Division, teaches a member of the 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Force, how to handle an M1911.45-caliber pistol during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A Soldier of the 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 15th Infantry Division,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

LGEN Charles W. Bagnal, standing second from right, commander, U.S. Army Western Command, listens to a presentation by a Japanese Self Defense Force officer while visiting a command post during the joint U.S./Japanese exercise Orient Shield '89

LGEN Charles W. Bagnal, standing second from right, commander, U.S. Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '89 Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release ... More

Three Japanese self Defense Force (JGSDF) members evaluate the positioning of an M198 Towed Howitzer at the Hijudai Training Grounds, Oita, Japan. (Substandard image)

Three Japanese self Defense Force (JGSDF) members evaluate the positio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bill Koyama, F/A-18C Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft Pilot, Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192, Golden Dragons), Carrier Air Wing (CVW-5), embarked aboard the Kitty hawk Class Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), prepares for a catapult launch to participate in Exercise Keen Sword 2003, a regularly scheduled joint and bi-lateral training exercise between US military and Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) units to train and evaluate wartime functions and cooperation in the Pacific

A US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bill Koyama, F/A-18C Horne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Colonel (COL) Hiroaki Hori (left), shakes hands and greets US Marine Corps (USMC) COL Dave Darrah, upon his arrival at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan

Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Colonel (COL) Hiroaki Hori (left), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Henner, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 35th Fighter Wing takes off for a mission during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004.  Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 35th Fighter W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A soldier with the Japanese Self Defense Force, a Royal

A soldier with the Japanese Self Defense Force, a Royal

A soldier with the Japanese Self Defense Force, a Royal Thai Marine and U.S. Marines escort simulated evacuees to helicopters during a mock noncombatant evacuation operation here, Feb. 12. The NEO was conducted... More

201102-N-BR419-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Japanese

201102-N-BR419-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Japanese

201102-N-BR419-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force liaisons receive a tour in the forecastle from Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Talitha Miller on the Navy’s only forwa... More

Sailors assigned to the "Fighting Tigers" of Patrol

Sailors assigned to the "Fighting Tigers" of Patrol

Sailors assigned to the "Fighting Tigers" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, preflight three P-3C Orion aircraft prior to depart on a mission. The Jacksonville, Fla., based VP-8 an... More

Japanese Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Hiroyuki Mitano,

Japanese Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Hiroyuki Mitano,

Japanese Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Hiroyuki Mitano, scout sniper, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, looks through a spotting scope at Continued Range-7 during Fuji Viper 16-3 on Camp Fuji, Fuji, Japan, F... More

A column of Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carriers moves down a dirt road during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85. In the background is Mount Fuji

A column of Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carrie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

A US Army Infantry Division Soldier teaches members of the Japanese Self Defense Force how to operate an M202A1 multi-shot portable flame weapon during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A US Army Infantry Division Soldier teaches members of the Japanese Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Colonel (COL) Thomas B. Vaughn, commander, 1ST Brigade, Task Force Lancer, 25th Infantry Division, left, shakes hands with COL Masatare Ando, commander, 1ST Regimental Combat Team, 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Force, at the conclusion of the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Colonel (COL) Thomas B. Vaughn, commander, 1ST Brigade, Task Force Lan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

The Northeastern Army Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) welcomed the Marines as they entered the gates of Ojojihara maneuver area. The Marines were with "C" Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. They arrived in support of the 3rd artillery live-fire relocation training site

The Northeastern Army Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) welcomed the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Rendon Reyes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

US Navy (USN) divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and Japanese Self Defense Force divers, are lowered into the waters off the coast of Hawaii, by crewmembers aboard the Crowley 450-10 barge, during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru

US Navy (USN) divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw/Dv) Andrew Mckaskle, USN R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Dave Darrah, left, Japanese Self Defense Armed Forces (JSDAF), Major General (MGEN) Matuoka Sadayosi, and COL Stephen Pomeroy, right, cut the ribbon at the main gate for the opening ceremonies of Friendship Day at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, during the annual event celebrating the friendship between Japan and America

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Dave Darrah, left, Japanese Self ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia J. Brito, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Ronald F. Baczkowski (left), Commander, 4th Marine Regiment talks to an unidentified Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldier, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Ronald F. Baczkowski (left), Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

A Marine waits to guide MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium

A Marine waits to guide MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium

A Marine waits to guide MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during their takeoff April 17 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. United States Forces, Japan is... More

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force,

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force,

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, fire the M24 Sniper Rifle in pairs during a known distance range conducted by Marines with 1st Marine Division Schools ‘Pre-... More

Sgt. Justin Adams, an instructor with 1st Marine Division

Sgt. Justin Adams, an instructor with 1st Marine Division

Sgt. Justin Adams, an instructor with 1st Marine Division Schools ‘Pre-Scout Sniper Course’ observes a soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during a known distance range conducted at during Exerc... More

An M-48 Chaparal missile system of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, is shown to Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Force, during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

An M-48 Chaparal missile system of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 62nd Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

A Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carrier moves down a dirt road during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

A Japanese Self Defense Force SU-60 armored personnel carrier moves do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Soldiers of the US Army 25th Infantry Division stand by as two Japanese Self Defense Force members demonstrate the use of a light anti-tank weapon during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Soldiers of the US Army 25th Infantry Division stand by as two Japanes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Listening to a Japanese Self Defense Force officer are, from left to right, Lieutenant General (LGEN) Andou Katsuhiko, commander, 6th Infantry Division, Japanese Self Defense Forces; LGEN Johnnie H. Corns, commander, US Army Japan/IX Corps; and LGEN Charl

Listening to a Japanese Self Defense Force officer are, from left to r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD 89 Base: Ojojibara Training Camp Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang, Dac Release Status: Rel... More

A US Navy (USN) diver assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and a Japanese Self Defense Force diver, prepare to exit their diving stage, after arriving at the wreckage, during recovery operations for the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime Maru

A US Navy (USN) diver assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw/Dv) Andrew Mckaskle, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

A Japanese Interpreter (left) translates as US Marine Corps (USMC) COL Dave Darrah (center) and Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Colonel (COL) Hiroaki Hori, meet to discuss the arrival of Japans Director General of Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAO), at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan

A Japanese Interpreter (left) translates as US Marine Corps (USMC) COL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Henner, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

The Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) (center) steams in formation with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Fast Combat Support Ship USNS RAINIER (T-AOE 7) (rear), and Japanese Self-defense Force warship JDS MAYOKO (DD 175), off the coast Japan. STENNIS and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting exercises in the Western Pacific

The Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) (center...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Randi R. Brown, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force Support Squadron ceremonial guardsman, center, points out the differences in a ceremonial guardsman’s service dress and a regular Airman’s for U.S. Air Force,... More

A Japanese Self Defense Force guard escorts the role

A Japanese Self Defense Force guard escorts the role

A Japanese Self Defense Force guard escorts the role playing evacuees at the Non-Combatant Evacuation Drill at Utaphao, Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 16 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Utilizing joint service and m... More

Japan Ground Self- Defense Force members present their

Japan Ground Self- Defense Force members present their

Japan Ground Self- Defense Force members present their nation’s flag as the national anthem plays before the start of the show Nov. 14 at the Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo, as part of the Japan Self- Defense Forc... More

A Japanese Self Defense Force crew chief communicates

A Japanese Self Defense Force crew chief communicates

A Japanese Self Defense Force crew chief communicates to the pilot in an F-15J Eagle prior to take-off during RED FLAG-Alaska 12-2 June 11, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The work completed by crew chief... More

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force

A formation of Japan Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft fly over North Field, Tinian, Marianna Islands, during Cope North 15, Feb. 26, 2015. North Field se... More

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (far

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (far

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (far right) bestows the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) to Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, Sept. 27, 2012, at Joint B... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kelsey Blanton, scout

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kelsey Blanton, scout

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kelsey Blanton, scout sniper, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, aims down the scope of a M110 sniper rifle at Continued Range-7 during Fuji Viper 16-3 on Camp Fuji, Fuji, Japan, F... More

Lieutenant General Arnold W. Braswell, Commander of the Pacific Air Force, reviews Japanese Self Defense Air Force troops during a visit to the base

Lieutenant General Arnold W. Braswell, Commander of the Pacific Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN 1ST Class Eric Palmer Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Sergeant (SGT) Mitsuku M. Abe of the 1ST Division Headquarters Administration, Japanese Self Defense Force, left, talks with SGT Jina Mink, left, and SGT Katherine L. Bellows, both of the 125th Military Intelligence Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, at a friendship dinner held during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Sergeant (SGT) Mitsuku M. Abe of the 1ST Division Headquarters Adminis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Crew members stand on the deck and sail of the Japanese Self-Defense Force submarine MOCHISHIO (SS-574) as the vessel arrives to take part in the joint naval exercise RIMPAC '92

Crew members stand on the deck and sail of the Japanese Self-Defense F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '92 Base: Naval Submarine Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Standing before a granite marker honoring the bravery and sacrifices of soldiers on both sides, US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D. Butler (MCB Butler), Okinawa, Japan, and members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force join as a Color Guard during the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony on the island of Iwo Jima

Standing before a granite marker honoring the bravery and sacrifices o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Ronald F. Baczkowski (right), Commander, 4th Marine Regiment talks to an unidentified Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) Soldier, during the Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004, held at Camp Fuji, Japan. FITP is a six-week training program involving Marine reservists with 2/25 and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The program is designed to enhance their combat readiness and operational familiarization

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Ronald F. Baczkowski (right), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Ca... More

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler talks to one of the children

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler talks to one of the children

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler talks to one of the children role players at the Non-Combatant Evacuation Drill at Utaphao, Kingdom of Thailand Feb. 16 during Cobra Gold 2014. Utilizing joint service and multinational... More

A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s,

A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s,

A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s, Western Army Infantry Regiment, ejects a 7.62 mm casing after firing his M24 Sniper Rifle during a known distance range conducted by Marines with 1st Mar... More

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen.

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen.

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno shake hands after Odierno awards him with the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander), Sep... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rian Lusk, scout sniper, 1st

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rian Lusk, scout sniper, 1st

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rian Lusk, scout sniper, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, teaches the Japanese Self-Defense Force with 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, about the capabilities of their spotting sco... More

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