Photo by Derek Mayhew | Visual Information Division, Camp Zama, Japan | 11.17.2023
US Army and US Marines Bands along with Japanese Taiko drum performers all came together to perform at Tokyo Budokan on November 17th 2023. Current members of the USARJ Band said they recognize the significance of being part of the final iteration of the band to perform in the historic, 14,000-capacity venue, as it marks the end of a notable era for the unit, which was activated in......
Photo by Derek Mayhew | Visual Information Division, Camp Zama, Japan | 11.17.2023
US Army and US Marines Bands along with Japanese Taiko drum performers all came together to perform at Tokyo Budokan on November 17th 2023. Current members of the USARJ Band said they recognize the significance of being part of the final iteration of the band to perform in the historic, 14,000-capacity venue, as it marks the end of a notable era for the unit, which was activated in......
Photo by Derek Mayhew | Visual Information Division, Camp Zama, Japan | 11.17.2023
US Army and US Marines Bands along with Japanese Taiko drum performers all came together to perform at Tokyo Budokan on November 17th 2023. Current members of the USARJ Band said they recognize the significance of being part of the final iteration of the band to perform in the historic, 14,000-capacity venue, as it marks the end of a notable era for the unit, which was activated in......
Photo by 94th Airlift Wing | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.06.2014
Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, center-left, shakes hands with Col. Christopher B. Snyder, center-right, Sept. 6 during a day of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training on and around Miyako Island. “And today, for the first time ever, we have the U.S. military participating in this drill, and I would like to thank them for all the coordination and for participating,” Nakaima said.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller | Under Secretary of the Army | 09.27.2012
A young Boy Scout salutes the American flag during an award ceremony for Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, Sept. 27, 2012, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Kimizuka received the award for promoting family welfare through the development of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force family support structure....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller | Under Secretary of the Army | 09.27.2012
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka salutes U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno during Kimizuka's award ceremony, Sept. 27, 2012, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Kimizuka received the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) for promoting family welfare through the development of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force family support structure....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller | Under Secretary of the Army | 09.27.2012
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (far right) bestows the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) to Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, Sept. 27, 2012, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Kimizuka received the award for promoting family welfare through the development of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force family support structure....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller | Under Secretary of the Army | 09.27.2012
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka salutes U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno after Odierno awards him with the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander), Sept. 27, 2012, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Kimizuka received the award for promoting family welfare through the development of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force family support structure....