Maj. David Nelson (left), battalion operations officer for 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and Col. Osamu Asai, commander of 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, salute the Soldiers participating in Exercise North Wind 2015 during the Start Ex ceremony at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 10, 2015. Nelson and 50 paratroopers with the Spartan Brigade are in Japan to participate in Exercise North Wind 2015, a two-week bilateral field training and command post exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability amongst U.S. Army personnel and the JGSDF to respond to a wide range of crisis contingencies in the Asian-Pacific region. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada/Released)
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 02.11.2015 14:51 |
| Photo ID: | 1763739 |
| VIRIN: | 150209-A-ZD229-774 |
| Resolution: | 3880x2577 |
| Size: | 7.56 MB |
| Location: | YAUSUBETSU TRAINING AREA, HOKKAIDO, JP |
| Web Views: | 50 |
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