Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Warrant Officer

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Warrant Officer Akihiro Kanae (left), command sergeant major, JGSDF Middle Army, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Samuel W. Metzger, G9 (civil affairs) sergeant major, I Corps, applaud the children of Holy Family Home in Osaka, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015. Kanae and Metzger joined their fellow service members from the U.S. Army and JGSDF Middle Army to help the children, volunteers and staff members of Holy Family celebrate the holidays with music, games and gift giving. Organized by the senior noncommissioned officer of U.S. Army Japan and the JGSDF Middle Army, the event created a closer connection between the Osaka community and its Pacific allies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)