U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry
U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese soldiers with the 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Regimental Combat Team, 4th Divi... More
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team,
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, move to their vehicles to prepare to train with U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Reg... More
Stryker crew members with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry
Stryker crew members with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, get into position to zero their 105mm cannon at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., in preparation for qualification tables Sept. 7, 2013. (U... More
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force call
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force call in artillery strikes during a maneuver training exercise at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 3. The exercise was part of Operation Rising Thunder, a comb... More
Adm. Harry Harris Jr., United States Pacific Command
Adm. Harry Harris Jr., United States Pacific Command commander, with Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commander, receive a brief on the Joint Integration Hi-Rain capabilities and the specifics of the High Mobili... More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, join with units across Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during the Operation Rising Thunder ... More
Japan Ground Self Defense Force cannon crewmembers
Japan Ground Self Defense Force cannon crewmembers with 1st Battalion, 4th Artillery Regiment, fire an FH-70 155mm Howitzer during Operation Rising Thunder 13 at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 5, 2013. Th... More
Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, commanding general of the Eastern
Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, commanding general of the Eastern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Maj. Gen. James Boozer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Japan, discuss the Type 10 battle tank with repres... More
U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry
U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Japanese soldiers from 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Regimental Combat Team, 4th D... More
Operation Rising Thunder Opening Ceremony
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, join with units across Joint Base Lewis McChord and Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during the Operation Rising Thunder ... More
Japan Ground Self Defense Force members prepare a Type
Japan Ground Self Defense Force members prepare a Type 10 battle tank for a maneuver training exercise at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 3. The exercise was part of Operation Rising Thunder, a combined op... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry
U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese soldiers with the 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Regimental Combat Team, 4th Divi... More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force range safety and
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force range safety and a JGSDF member walk off a range at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 5. The exercise was part of Operation Rising Thunder, a combined operation between the ... More
Japanese 1st Sgt. Teruhiko Tanaka, a forward observer
Japanese 1st Sgt. Teruhiko Tanaka, a forward observer sergeant, and Sgt. 1st Class Yuji Matsumoto, both with the 16th Infantry Regiment, Heavy Mortar Company, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, determine the a... More
Japanese soldiers at an observation point look on as
Japanese soldiers at an observation point look on as a U.S. 1-229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade AH-64E Apache and Japanese 3rd Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion AH-64D Apache prepare ... More
Pfc. Zachary F. Ross, a forward observer with Headquarters
Pfc. Zachary F. Ross, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, helps lift an antennae into place during Operation Rising Thunder outside the HHB tactical operating cent... More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Cobra anti-tank helicopter
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Cobra anti-tank helicopter pilot prepares to take off from a forward aircraft refueling point en route to engaging targets during a training exercise at Yakima Training Center,... More
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team,
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, pull security as U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd... More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Omori, left, the deputy commanding
Japanese Maj. Gen. Omori, left, the deputy commanding general of 4th Division, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, bids farewell to U.S. Army Col. Hugh D. Bair, the commander of 3rd Brigade Combat T... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, left, assigned
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, left, assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, evaluates Japanese Master Sgt. Kazunori Takao and snipers with the 16... More
U.S. Army Spc. Bryce Garrison, assigned to Bravo Company,
U.S. Army Spc. Bryce Garrison, assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, prepares to clear a room at the urban assault complex as members of the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japanese Gro... More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member wears an American
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member wears an American flag patch given to him by a Soldier at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 5. Exchanging patches is a tradition between friendly military that helps ... More