Photo by Staff Sgt. Brahim Douglas | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.14.2024
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, the commander of America's First Corps, along with Command Sgt. Maj Nema Mobarakzadeh (Mobar), and military members of Australia, Japan, and the United States salute during Yama Sakura 87's closing ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14, 2024. Yama Sakura 87 is the largest and most complex Allied Command Post exercise tied to U.S. Army Pacific's Operation......
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. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.12.2024
Spc. Antonio French, an air defense battle management system operator, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, checks on the status of the units during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. As a part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 87 is the largest and most complex forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)...
Photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.12.2024
U.S. Army Spc. Antonio French, an air defense battle management system operator, currently assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, speaks to Lt. Col. Robert Yaggi, an air defense artillery officer, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Corps, about the status of units during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. As a part of Operation......
Photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.12.2024
U.S. Army Maj. Mark Thomas, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, assists with the planning during Yama Sakura at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2024. As a part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 87 is the largest and most complex forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)...
