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Video by Staff Sgt. James Kennedy
Yama Sakura 83 Opening Ceremony
U.S. Army Japan
Dec. 5, 2022 | 0:29
Opening Ceremonies for Exercise Yama Sakura were held Dec. 4-5 at Camp Asaka, Tokyo; Camp Kengun, Kumamoto and Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force bilateral command post exercise to date. Participants from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in a Joint environment with service members from Marine Corps Pacific, 3rd Marine Division, U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet and 5th Air Force. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Voice over by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. James Kennedy)
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