Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct urban area exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the JGSDF with 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 unilateral and bilateral training events, culminating with a bilateral live-fire exercise. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Rigo Cisneros)