This video features the Rising Thunder 2019 opening ceremony, hosted by the 7th Infantry Divsion at Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, August 30, 2019. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) and is part of Pacific Pathways 19-3. Rising Thunder 2019 is also a United States Army Pacific-sponsored capstone event featuring U.S. Army units from the 7th Infantry Division and the Illinois Army National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 108th Sustainment Brigade. The exercise includes of company/platoon unilateral and bilateral training events in two phases, culminating with a bilateral live-fire exercise.
Interviews:
Sgt. Maj. Russ Creviston, Operations Sergeant Major, 2nd Bn., 130th Infantry Regiment
Spc. Drake Hess, Infantryman, D Co., 2/130th Infantry Regiment
Sgt. 1st Class Tadadoshi Matsutani, Forward Observer, 1st Co., 25th infantry Regiment
Lt. Col. CJ Kirkpatrick, Operations Officer, 7th Infantry Division
| Date Taken: | 08.30.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.31.2019 13:55 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 705981 |
| VIRIN: | 190830-A-RJ477-664 |
| Filename: | DOD_107176299 |
| Length: | 00:01:16 |
| Location: | YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, US |
| Downloads: | 7 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 7 |
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