Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hajime Kitajima, chief of staff Western Army Headquarters, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Annunziata, the assistant chief of staff for logistics with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, at the III Marine Expeditionary Force forward command and control tent during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at JGSDF Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Sept. 7, 2026. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 91 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Australian and Japan Command Post exercise to date. Participants from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 11th Airborne Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in a Joint environment. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Jackson Ricker)
| Date Taken: | 09.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.08.2026 02:56 |
| Photo ID: | 9918537 |
| VIRIN: | 260907-M-BH827-1084 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, JP |
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