Video by Spc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.09.2024
Australian Defence Force Capt. David Bevan, assigned to 1st Signal Regiment, 1st Australian Division, supports Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 8, 2024. Yama Sakura 87 includes participants from Japan, Australia, and the United States. This is the second year these three nations have conducted the exercise collectively. Exercises like Yama Sakura 87 strengthen our relationships and......
Video by Spc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.09.2024
Spc. Cole Schymanski, a military police officer assigned to 396th Military Police Detachment, 607th Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves, supports Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 4, 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......
Video by Sgt. Caleb Woodburn | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.08.2024
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. Michael Graf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.07.2024
Service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Army, and Australian Defence Force, participate in Yama Sakura 87, the largest and most complex command post exercise tied to the Operation Pathways at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 2024. (U.S. Army video) Yama Sakura 87 offers opportunities to strengthen relationships and build joint and combined readiness. This is the second......
Video by Spc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.07.2024
Service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Army, and the Australian Defence Force participate in a trilateral flag-raising ceremony during Yama Sakura 87, the largest and most complex command post exercise tied to the Operation Pathways at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 2024. (U.S. Army video) Yama Sakura 87 is the 44th iteration of this Japan-based command post exercise......
Video by Sgt. Caleb Woodburn | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.07.2024
U.S. Soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces discuss operational plans during 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. As a part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 87 is the largest and most complex forward U.S.-Japan-Australia command post......
Video by Spc. Michael Graf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.07.2024
Sgt. Gavin James, a signals intelligence analyst, currently assigned to I Corps, gives a seasonal holiday greeting while supporting Yama Sakura 87 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 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. Michael Graf)...
Video by Spc. Samarion Hicks | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.06.2024
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joel B. Vowell, U.S. Army Pacific Command deputy commanding general, addresses military members from the nations of Australia, Japan and the United States during the Yama Sakura 87 opening ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 6, 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......