Yama Sakura 85 - JGSDF General Morishita Visit [Image 7 of 11]

SAITAMA, JAPAN

12.07.2023

Photo by Pfc. Elijah Magana 

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

Lt. Gen. Jiro Hiroe, the commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Training, Evaluation, Research and Development Command, escorts Gen. Yasunori Morishita, chief of staff of the JGSDF, into the Ground Component Command headquarters building during Yama Sakura 85 in Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 2023. 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 Pfc. Elijah Magaña)

• Date Taken: 12.07.2023
• Date Posted: 12.09.2023 06:16
• Photo ID: 8159920
• VIRIN: 231207-A-VC863-1092
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 14.96 MB
• Location: SAITAMA, JP