During a Sept. 29, 2015, meeting at the Japan Ministry

During a Sept. 29, 2015, meeting at the Japan Ministry of Defense near Tokyo, senior leaders from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component (left) and the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan (right) exchange ideas on how to encourage their respective commands to train together on a more frequent and engaged level. The leaders proposed integrating Japanese service members in a two-week civil affairs course hosted by U.S. Army Japan, enrolling JGSDF interpreters in a language-exchange immersion class led by native Spanish speakers assigned to Camp Zama, and developing the first formal private-public partnership program to connect U.S. Army Reserve and the JGSDF Reserve Component service members with civilian employers based in Japan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)