Utah Army National Guard Soldier bridges language gap during Orient Shield 14 [Image 2 of 3]

CAMP CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

10.28.2014

Photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo 

New York National Guard

Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Keith Albretsen interprets Japanese and English for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Weir (left), a Petroleum Systems Section sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Regiment from Wheeler Field, Hawaii. Weir is explaining the U.S. Army’s Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck or HEMTT Tanker Aviation Refueling System (HTARS) components and capabilities to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aviation personnel during Orient Shield 14 here Oct. 28. The aviation refuelers are supporting Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and JGSDF members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, Northern Army conducting field training exercises, Oct. 27 – Nov. 7.

• Date Taken: 10.28.2014
• Date Posted: 10.30.2014 21:45
• Photo ID: 1637623
• VIRIN: 141028-Z-NU174-009
• Resolution: 1365x1092
• Size: 1.24 MB
• Location: CAMP CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, JP