Photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.14.2024
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of I Corps, addresses military members of Australia, Japan and the United States during Yama Sakura 87's closing ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14, 2024. Yama Sakura 87 is the largest joint and trilateral command post exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)...
Photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.14.2024
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of America's First Corps, gives a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member a coin of excellence during Yama Sakura 87's closing ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14, 2024. Yama Sakura 87 is the largest trilateral command post exercise held in its more than 40-year-old history. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)...
Photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.14.2024
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Toshikazu Yamane, commander of Ground Component Command, addresses military members of Australia, Japan and the United States during the Yama Sakura 87 closing ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14, 2024. Yama Sakura 87 is the largest joint and trilateral command post exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.......
Photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.14.2024
Maj. Gen. Ash Collingburn, the 1st Australian Division commanding general, gives remarks during the closing ceremony of Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14, 2024. This marks the second year the Australian Army’s 1st Division is participating in Yama Sakura, bringing their experience from last year’s exercise to enhance their readiness for lasting peace and stability in the......
Photo by Spc. Michael Graf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.12.2024
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Capt. Kageyama and U.S. Army Maj. Jacob Jenses, a military intelligence officer, assigned to I Corps, coordinate operational security strategies during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. Training and readiness are essential to generating integrated deterrence in an increasingly complex regional security environment, and Yama Sakura is an......
Photo by Spc. Michael Graf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.12.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to America's First Corps discuss strategies and procedures as they take part in the U.S. Army's command post exercise Warfighter 25-2 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. For the first time in the exercise’s 40 years history, Yama Sakura 87 will run simultaneously with the U.S. Army’s Warfighter exercise, creating an unprecedented opportunity to validate joint......
Photo by Spc. Michael Graf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.12.2024
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bernard Harrington, the deputy commanding general of I Corps, briefs Soldiers on exercise updates during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. Training and readiness are essential to generating integrated deterrence in an increasingly complex regional security environment, and Yama Sakura is an important sign of the collective strength of the......
Photo by Sgt. Caleb Woodburn | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.09.2024
Col. Mitsuyoshi Amari, chief instructor at the Chemical School of the Japanese Ministry of Defense, delivers planning guidance during a bilateral operations and intelligence brief during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 9, 2024. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Pathways, Yama Sakura 87 is the largest and most complex forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post exercise. (U.S. Army photo......
