Video by Sgt. Caleb Woodburn | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
U.S., Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces, and Australian Defence Force Soldiers discuss operational plans during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 8, 2024. As a part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 87, is the largest and most complex, forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post exercise. Yama Sakura 87 offers opportunities to strengthen relationships and build joint and combined......
Video by Cpl. Adaris Cole | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 5th Composite Watercraft Company and U.S. Army Japan during an official visit to Yokohama North Dock, Japan, Dec. 10, 2024. Secretary Austin thanked Soldiers for their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the nation as well their contributions to the U.S.-Japan Alliance to a free and open Indo-Pacific......
Video by Spc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
Master Sgt. Takayoshi Noguchi, assigned to 48th Regiment, Eastern Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, supports Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 2024. As a part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 87 is the largest and most complex forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post exercise. This graphic was created using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. All images used with......
Video by Spc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Collier, an intelligence analyst, currently assigned to United States Army Japan, gives a seasonal holiday greeting while supporting Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 10, 2024. This year, service members were given the opportunity to send out long-distance holiday greetings to their family and loved ones. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Jerron Bruce)...
Video by Spc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
U.S. Army Sgt. William Jackson, an information technology specialist, current assigned to 5th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, U.S. Army Pacific, gives a seasonal holiday greeting while supporting Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 9, 2024. This year, service members were given the opportunity to send out long-distance holiday greetings to their family and loved ones. (U.S. Army......
Video by Sgt. Caleb Woodburn | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
U.S., Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces, and Australian Defence Force Soldiers discuss operational plans during Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 8, 2024. As a part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 87, is the largest and most complex, forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post exercise. Yama Sakura 87 offers opportunities to strengthen relationships and build joint and combined......
Video by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
Yama Sakura is an annual exercise, a part of Operation Pathways co-sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Australia Defence Force. It is the largest joint and trilateral command post-exercise. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Samarion Hicks) Since its first iteration in 1982, Yama Sakura has focused on developing and refining the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force......
Video by Spc. Phyleicia-Nicole Dais | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.10.2024
Maj. Gen. Ash Collingburn, 1st Australian Division commanding general, Lt. Gen. Toshikazu Yamane, Ground Component Command commanding general, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joel B. Vowell, U.S. Army Pacific Command deputy commanding general, shake hands during the Yama Sakura 87 opening ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 6, 2024. The three military leaders spoke to the importance of lasting......
