U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, center, the commanding
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers form a line
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Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment,
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (right), commanding
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Artillery Live-Fire Training at Yakima Training Center
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A McChord C-17 Globemaster III releases flares above
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Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
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Spc. Joshua Collins, an Unmanned Aerial System Maintainer
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Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment,
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Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division operate M-777 at Yakima Training Center April 20, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Ethan Valetski)
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Lt. Col. Troy Meissel,
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A McChord C-17 Globemaster III takes off from the new
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Soldiers of 17th Field Artillery Battery fire their
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A McChord C-17 Globemaster III flies above the Selah
A McChord C-17 Globemaster III flies above the Selah Airstrip at Yakima Training Center; Wash., Nov. 15, 2018. The re-opening of this airstrip will allow for more joint training opportunities in the future. (U.... More
Putting the pieces together, Washington State
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U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Rodriguez, a San Juan, Puerto
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Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Commander, U.S. Army Pacific
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U.S. Army Spc. Logan Edwards (left), an Olympia, Wash.,
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Pvt. Mario Rodriguez, from C Company, 1st Battalion,
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The Kesselring family welcomes three, 12th Regiment,
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Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander, U.S. Army Pacific
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Capt. Eric Cannon, team leader, 2nd Battalion, 5th
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U.S. Army Pvt. Andrew Simons, a Newport, Ky., native
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Col. Masayuki Nemoto,
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Jason Kesselring and Sgt Takuya Homura, a member of
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A pair of 12th Regiment, Japanese Ground Self-Defense
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Staff Sgt. Eric Ross, a platoon sergeant with 2-2 Stryker
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Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers kneel as they
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Lt. Col. Troy Meissel, commander of 2nd Battalion,
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Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
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U.S. Army Soldiers, Stryker Combat Vehicles and helicopters
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U.S. Army Spc. Logan Edwards (left), an Olympia, Wash.,
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A McChord C-17 Globemaster III releases flares above
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Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division operate M-777 at Yakima Training Center April 20, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Ethan Valetski)
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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Komatsu light armored
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Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander, U.S. Army Pacific
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Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division operate M-777 at Yakima Training Center April 20, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Ethan Valetski)
Sgts. Yogo Zukeyama and Takuya Homura, members of the
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1st Lt. Sheldon Helm, the platoon leader for the maintenance
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A McChord C-17 Globemaster III takes off from the new
A McChord C-17 Globemaster III takes off from the new Selah Airstrip at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Nov. 15, 2018. The re-opening of this airstrip will allow for more joint training opportunities in the futu... More
Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment,
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First Lt. Stephen Colter (front) and Sgt. Joshua Kopp
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Two 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade Advisors
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Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment,
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Col. Jeff Bryson (left), commander of 4th Battalion,
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Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division operate M-777 Howitzers at Yakima Training Center April 20, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Ethan Valetski)
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 10 tank fires
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A Soldier with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th
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Two Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JAs prepare
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Sgt. Yogo Zukeyama, 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense
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Soldiers of 1st Battalion 17th Field Artillery Battery
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A McChord C-17 Globemaster III takes off from the new
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Coulter, a platoon sergeant
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A Soldier with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment,
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Staff Sgt. Brian McCumber, motor sergeant (left), and
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A CH-47 Chinook lifts an M777 howitzer as Soldiers
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