A partnership forged in armor [Image 4 of 10]

CAMP KENJUN, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

02.12.2016

Photo by Sgt. John Carkeet IV 

U.S. Army Japan

From left to right: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Maurice V. Chaplin, command sergeant major, 10th Regional Support Group, Warrant Officer Kimura Hiroomi, command sergeant major, Western Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie, command sergeant major, United States Army Japan (USARJ), pose for a group photo in front of a JGSDF tank on display at Western Army headquarters in Camp Kenjun in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 12, 2016. Dostie and his team visited his Western Army counterparts to discuss past successes, current challenges and future opportunities among USARJ, JGSDF and their respective noncommissioned officer corps. Dostie plans to meet with the command sergeant majors of every JGSDF regional army prior to relinquishing his command to Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Clark, currently the command sergeant major of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)

• Date Taken: 02.12.2016
• Date Posted: 02.14.2016 17:13
• Photo ID: 2401421
• VIRIN: 160212-A-DB402-7265
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 1.23 MB
• Location: CAMP KENJUN, KUMAMOTO, JP