A Soldier from the 1844th Transportation Company pulls
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Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment,
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Lt. Col. Troy Meissel,
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gather
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Pfc. Aric Walquist, a truck driver with the 1844th
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Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide
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Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
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Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment train
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bow
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, center, the commanding
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Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company and
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company and Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, load simulated casualties into an ambulance during a... More
Japanese service members with the 12th Regiment, Japan
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Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1844th
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World War II veteran Sam Mitsui (right) speaks to Soldiers
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Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops demonstrate
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Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide
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Staff Sgt. Yong Shin of the 296th Brigade Support Battalion,
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Private Joshua Dehart, from the 1st Battalion, 17th
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
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Range Safety Officer Sgt. 1st Class Jason Drake (right),
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A Soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment,
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Admiral Harry Harris Jr., United States Pacific Command
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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment,
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Spc. Edward Muir, a sniper section leader in Company
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Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops train at an
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Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company and
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Maj. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commander, 7th Infantry Division
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Japan Ground Self Defense Force Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe
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Pfc. Jameson O’Connell, mortar man in 4th Battalion,
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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops learn about
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Maj. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commander, 7th Infantry Division
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct
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A soldier with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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A Japanese festival drums group performs for Soldiers
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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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U.S. Army Capt. James Vansandt, right, the commander
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Spc. Peter Churchill, sniper, Headquarters and Headquarters
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A soldier of the Japan Ground Self-defense Force clears
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Sgt. Omar Alston, a squad leader attached to D Company,
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A group of 12th Regiment, Japanese Ground Self-Defense
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Soldiers from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force throw-out
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct
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Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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Japanese service members with the 20th Infantry Combat
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Raquel Kesselring tries a bite of a Japanese snack
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force field artillery troops
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Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
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Douglas Federspiel, Yakima superior court judge, flips
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Public affairs specialists from the Japan Ground
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A Soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
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Jason Kesselring points out the basic operation of
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A squad of Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force advance
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Soldiers from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops train in a live-fire
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Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade instruct
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Sgt. Jessica Shelton (left) from the 1844th Transportation
Sgt. Jessica Shelton (left) from the 1844th Transportation Company, 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, delivers a request for medical evacuation to 2nd Lt. Jamie Gunning (... More
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force opens fire on his target in a live fire exercise during Rising Thunder, Sep. 1, at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder 2019 is an ... More
Infantrymen from D Co, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry
Infantrymen from D Co, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, rehearse room clearance drills as part of Rising Thunder 19 at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, Sept... More
Two snipers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Two snipers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage their targets from a rooftop during Rising Thunder 19 at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington, Sept. 5. The snipers provided cover for U.S. and... More
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise ceremony at the Yakima Training Center, Sept.13, 2019, in Yakima, Wash. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground S... More
Spc. Eric Haines, a gunner from D Company, 2nd Battalion,
Spc. Eric Haines, a gunner from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, surveys the landscape for potential threats during Rising Thunder 19 at Yakima Training Center, Y... More
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct urban area exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is an annual exerci... More
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company and
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company and Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, pull security and perform aid on simulated casualtie... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise ceremony at the Yakima Training Center, Sept.13, 2019, in Yakima, Wash. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground S... More
A Soldier assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct urban area exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is an annual exerci... More
Spc. Eric Haines, a gunner from D Company, 2nd Battalion,
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force performe
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U.S. Army Capt. Lawrence Csaszar, commander of the
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Pfc. Taylor Reed (left), joined by fellow Guardsmen
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A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,
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Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops and Soldiers
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops and Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment observe live-fire training during 2014 Rising Thunder exercises. The annual training partners Japanese military perso... More
Soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate
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The Federspiel family, neighbors and service members
The Federspiel family, neighbors and service members with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct a group photo during a home visit event at Yakima, Wash., Sept. 17, 2016. The Federspiel family invites Jap... More