Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omori, the deputy commander
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U.S. Air Force Airmen watch a C-130 Hercules perform
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Col. Yoshinori Machinaka, Commander of the 1st Infantry
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A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry
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Japanese Sgt. Kenji Honda, a medic with the 16th Regimental
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U.S. Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command, move simulated
U.S. Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command, move simulated wounded to a casualty collection point during a situational training exercise (STX) lane at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., April 28, 2017. T... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Keiser, 759th Ordnance Company
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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook prepares to land at Yakima
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U.S. Army Pfc. Enrique Morales, a Chicago native and
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U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Howard, right, a senior sniper,
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Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops demonstrate
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Spc. Lauri Weathers, a Corpus Christi, Texas native
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Staff Sgt. Yong Shin of the 296th Brigade Support Battalion,
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The color guard with the 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hartman, 722nd Ordnance Company
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U.S. Soldiers with the 48th Chemical Brigade, watch
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Soldiers from the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery
Soldiers from the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian army fire their 105 mm C3 howitzer during training here Oct. 14. The unit co-located at a firing point with troops from the U.S.... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Moran, 744th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Moran, 744th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), carries a simulated casualty to a casualty collection point during a mass casualty ... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gather
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gather for feedback after conducting a dry run of mounting drills during Rising Thunder 19 at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington, Sept. 7. The training... More
U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Pilots and Crew
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Pfc. Aric Walquist, a truck driver with the 1844th
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Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Marulanda, U.S. Army Air Ambulance
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Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
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Sgt. Eric S. Zeferjahn, a Clarkson, Wash., native and
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(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
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U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Stonebreaker, 10th Chemical
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A three-man sniper team which includes a shooter, spotter
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A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation
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U.S. Air Force Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape
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Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native,
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Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment,
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A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
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American Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
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1st Lt. James Broadwell a platoon leader from Chosin
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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
U.S. Air Force Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Houston, U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division and 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, stage military vehicles during a rehearsal in support of Joint Warfighting Assessment 19 at Yakima Training Cent... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Euler, Air Mobility Liaison
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Spc. Preston Laybon, a cannon crewmember with Battery
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U.S. Army Pvt. Isaiah Montalvo, left, receives instruction
U.S. Army Pvt. Isaiah Montalvo, left, receives instruction on how to properly prepare a C4 explosive from Sgt. Andrew Evatt, both assigned to 22nd Engineer Clearing Company, 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555t... More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, along with Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, gather data and zero weapons for a Sniper Competition during, Rising Thunder 18, at the Yakima ... More
Private Joshua Dehart, from the 1st Battalion, 17th
Private Joshua Dehart, from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, engages his practice target before the start of a Sniper Competition with Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force during Rising T... More
A Japanese soldier renders his salute to the flag during
A Japanese soldier renders his salute to the flag during an opening ceremony for Operation Rising Thunder at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 4, 2013. The exercise aimed to improve and validate the Japa... More
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, launches his rocket at a tank silhouette target during Exercise Rising Thunder 18 at the Yakima Training Center, WA, Sept. 2. This exer... 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
U.S. Air Force Airmen recover multiple airdrops during
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U.S. Army Spc. Preston Embree and Pvt. Travis Boston,
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Capt. Brant L. Green, a Gilbert, S.C., native, now
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Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 17th
Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade backup a M-142 High Mobility Army Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster, Nov. 15, 2018, at Yakima Training Center, Wash. The missio... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 20th CBRNE Command's CBRNE Leaders
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Range Safety Officer Sgt. 1st Class Jason Drake (right),
Range Safety Officer Sgt. 1st Class Jason Drake (right), gives feedback to infantrymen from the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard after a li... More
U.S. Air Force Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape
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Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th
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U.S. Air Force Airmen recover a parachute from an airdrop
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U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company
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U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Chanelle Colbert with
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Chanelle Colbert with 445th Chemical Company, tests the chemical detection capabilities of the Stryker control vehicle in support of the Joint Warfighter Assessment 19, at Yakima T... More
Soldiers with the 308th Brigade Support Battalion,
Soldiers with the 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, unravel camouflage netting to cover their tactical operating center with during a brigade support area "jump" at Yakima Training Center, No... More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, speaks to Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, a... More
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment train
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Brig. Gen. Johnny Davis,
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Brig. Gen. Johnny Davis, commander at Joint Modernization Command, conducts a briefing of the day’s agenda here to distinguished visitors from various Department of Defense organ... More
Retired Navy Capt. Bill Dodge, who served as Army Spc.
Retired Navy Capt. Bill Dodge, who served as Army Spc. Evan Mettie’s guardian ad litem, addresses those gathered to witness the renaming of the Selah Airstrip to the Mettie Airstrip at the Yakima Training Cente... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1-17th Infantry Battalion,
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1-17th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, establish a tactical action center allowing the command team to plan further operations during the training exercis... More
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, push a UH-1 Huey helicopter into place during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 16, 2016. A UH-60M Black Hawk h... More
A soldier with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field
A soldier with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, gets ready to connect an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter through a swirling cloud of dust a... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets and special
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets and special operations forces enablers with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) load a Polaris RZR tactical off-road vehicle into an MH-47 Chinook helicopter at Yaki... More
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Komen,
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Komen, S.C., native, now a platoon sergeant, watches Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native, now a cannon crewmember, brace Pfc. Douglas H. Newlon, a... More
U.S. Soldiers from 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical
U.S. Soldiers from 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, prepare to hook up during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Sling load o... More
Soldiers with Company C “Chaos,” 1st Battalion, 38th
Soldiers with Company C “Chaos,” 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment and 38th Engineer Company wait nearby as their Bangalore torpedoes blow up a section of triple-strand, concertina wire fence during a live-... More
A motorcycle club invites Japan Ground Self-Defense
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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
U.S. Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command, return fire
U.S. Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command, return fire during a mass casualty situational training exercise (STX) lane at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., April 28, 2017. The final days of the CBRNE Leade... More
U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Mingo, 92nd Chemical Company,
U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Mingo, 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, runs out from under a CH-47 Chinook during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash.... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules performs multiple airdrops
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules performs multiple airdrops at Yakima Training Center, Wash., during Exercise Mobility Guardian Aug. 5, 2017. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international ... More
A U.S. Army Crew Chief, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation
A U.S. Army Crew Chief, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, scans below as the aircraft lands at a forward arming and refueling point at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 16, 2016... More
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, check their sling load line connecting an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of sling l... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules performs multiple airdrops
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules performs multiple airdrops during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Aug. 3, 2017. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international ... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with 16th Combat Aviation
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to land on a forward arming and refueling point at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, ... More
Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops learn about
Japan Ground Self Defense Force troops learn about Stryker vehicles from Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment during 2014 Rising Thunder Exercises. The annual training partners Japanese military pe... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Padilla, right, an infantryman
U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Padilla, right, an infantryman with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese Sgt. Tomotsugu Sudu, a gunner with 4th Tank Battalion, Japanese Gr... More
The 16th Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Regimental
The 16th Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Regimental Combat Team color guard stands in front of the formation rendering a salute as both national anthems play during an opening ceremony for Operation Rising T... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, observes the performance of a platoon during Improvised Explosive Device Lane training at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., April... More
Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 17th
Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade fire a training rocket from a M-142 High Mobility Army Rocket System Nov. 15, 2018, at Yakima Training Center, Wash. The mission wa... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), radios their findings for a confirm or deny mission during a situational training exercise... More
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole Rotte, commander, Bravo Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, explains the unit’s capabilities to Department of Defense distinguished visitors at Joint Warfigh... More