Yama Sakura 85: Kendo demonstration [Image 5 of 11]

SENDAI, MIYAGI, JAPAN

12.03.2023

Photo by Spc. Ashley Xie  

7th Infantry Division

U.S. Army Pfc. Leyci Cruz, assigned to 552nd Military Police Company, and Capt. Shizuka Iwabuchi, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member, show Christmas Origami figures they crafted together during a cultural event at Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. Soldiers from different U.S. Army units joined JGSDF members in an evening of food, conversation, and cultural activities before the kickoff of the joint training exercise. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific's Operation Pathways, the 43rd iteration of Yama Sakura exercise, YS-85, is the first U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Army command post exercise based in Japan. Participants from the JGSDF and the Australian Army train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army National Guard in a Joint environment to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ashley Xie)

• Date Taken: 12.03.2023
• Date Posted: 12.06.2023 00:43
• Photo ID: 8153369
• VIRIN: 231203-A-GT064-3751
• Resolution: 6240x4160
• Size: 1.25 MB
• Location: SENDAI, MIYAGI, JP