Japan-U.S. Military Exercise opens in the spirit of friendship [Image 1 of 3]

CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, JAPAN

12.07.2009

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs Office

Lt. Gen. Takeshi Sakai, commanding general, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, addresses the troops while Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, commanding general, United States Army, Pacific, looks on during the opening ceremony for Yama Sakura 57. More than 1,500 U.S. military personnel and nearly 3,500 members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force are conducting the exercise here Dec. 7-13. Yama Sakura, which means "mountain cherry blossom," is an annual, bilateral exercise designed to strengthen military operations and ties between the U.S. Army and the JGSDF. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gerardo DeAvila, 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

• Date Taken: 12.07.2009
• Date Posted: 12.07.2009 20:26
• Photo ID: 229470
• VIRIN: 091207-O-9999X-001
• Resolution: 2200x1461
• Size: 1.59 MB
• Location: CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, JP