Capt. Hidaki Yamashita, center, participates in planning

Capt. Hidaki Yamashita, center, participates in planning future military operations during Yama Sakura 75 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 13, 2018. Yama Sakura focuses on the development and refinement of Japan Self-Defense Force and U.S. military bilateral efforts in the areas of coordination, interoperability, and planning through training. Yamashita is a future operations officer with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero)