U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Burris, assigned to the 117th Long Range Fires Battalion, 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, uses hand and arm signals to guide vehicle movement during M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System unloading operations at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 15, 2026, in preparation for Exercise Orient Shield 26. The exercise combines dynamic field training exercises, multinational maneuver operations and live-fire events to develop combat-ready formations capable of integrating refined and effective fires, movement, sustainment, interoperability, and command and control across a complex and contested operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Steve Asfall)
| Date Taken: | 09.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.18.2026 00:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9946277 |
| VIRIN: | 260915-A-GC726-5172 |
| Resolution: | 5346x3564 |
| Size: | 1.77 MB |
| Location: | JP |
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