Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldier plays the tamborine in the ...
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US Marines from 3rd Battalion 11th Marines team up with members from t...
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers in the 6th Division Band p...
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US Marines from 3rd Battalion 11th Marines team up with members from t...
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating Mitsubishi Type...
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating Mitsubishi Type...
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocate a Mitsubishi Type...
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating a Type 78 Armou...
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell approaches
The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell approaches Takamatsu Pier in Sendai, Japan. Russell, home ported in Hawaii, is serving in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is visiting Sendai as part of the... More
Seaman Justin Popp prepares to raise the flag during
Seaman Justin Popp prepares to raise the flag during morning colors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell. Russell, home ported in Hawaii, is currently serving in the Seventh Fleet area of responsibi... More
Large Smoke Plume from Industrial Fires in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
This images, acquired on March 12, 2011 by NASA Terra spacecraft, shows a large smoke plume that appears to be associated either with the Shiogama incident or Sendai port fires. 3D glasses are necessary to view... More
Lance Cpl. Brandon McCormick, left, and Sgt. Tony Hinds
Lance Cpl. Brandon McCormick, left, and Sgt. Tony Hinds set up a satellite system here March 14 as part of Operation Tomodachi. Personnel with III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) established a humanitarian... More
USARJ Commander meets with NEA Commander
Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimikuza, commander, North Eastern Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force headquartered in Sendai, Japan greets Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison Sr., Commander of the U.S. Army Japan, as the two began... More
A Sailor signals the Marine pilots of a CH-53E Super
A Sailor signals the Marine pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as it takes off during flight operations March 17. The 31st... More
Maj. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general, 3rd
Maj. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, traveled to Matsushima Air Base, Sendai Airport, and Camp Sendai to survey the damage done to the areas affec... More
A girl smiles as residents gathered at a school in
A girl smiles as residents gathered at a school in Northern Japan assist Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 with moving a box containing food, water and clothing. The Marine Corps Air Sta... More
U.S. soldiers from U.S. Army Japan’s Logistics Task
U.S. soldiers from U.S. Army Japan’s Logistics Task Force 35 unloand a truck at Sendai Airport. Their mission is to establishment a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief supply hub that will assist in providi... More
Capt. Vieet Rajan, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Capt. Vieet Rajan, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with survivors at a shelter facility located inside Watariha Elementary School, Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 23. Rajan accompanied J... More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sailors
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and local citizens unload food and water from a U.S. Navy landing craft at Oshima,... More
Offloading supplies, US Navy Photogrpah
Sailors and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, work with Japanese civilians and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to offload supplies from a landing craft utility during Operation T... More
The USS Essex (LHD 2), with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
The USS Essex (LHD 2), with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard, nears the coast of Japan at sunrise, Mar. 27, 2011. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 delivered food, water, comfort items and commer... More
Meals Ready-to-Eat are moved March 27 to an elementary
Meals Ready-to-Eat are moved March 27 to an elementary school here serving as a shelter for 400 families that were displaced by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake. The MREs were offloaded from two Navy landing... More
The USS Essex (LHD 2), Amphibious Ready Group, anchors
The USS Essex (LHD 2), Amphibious Ready Group, anchors off the port April 1 during a clean-operation of the Oshima Island after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island March 11. Marines and sailors with the... More
USS Essex action, US Navy Photogrpah
Landing Craft Utility 1651, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex offloads the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines and equipments on Oshima Island, Japan. Es... More
Two homes remain standing amongst what used to be a
Two homes remain standing amongst what used to be a small neighborhood, but is now cluttered with debris after a tsunami ripped through the northern coastal areas of Japan March 11. The tsunami was triggered by... More
A load consisting of 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima,
A load consisting of 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima, Japan, awaits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the tarmac at Sendai Airport. U.S. Army Japan is supporting the Joint Force Land Component Command in a... More
A load consisting of 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima,
A load consisting of 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima, Japan awaits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the tarmac at Sendai Airport. U.S. Army Japan is supporting the Joint Force Land Component Command in as... More
Japan: Road to Recovery. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Cpl. Bryan S. Barrow and Ikuta Yataru, 8, shovel dirt during a clean-up operation here April 2. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, are aiding local gove... More
Cpl. Bryan S. Barrow and Ikuta Yataru, 8, shovel dirt
Cpl. Bryan S. Barrow and Ikuta Yataru, 8, shovel dirt during a clean-up operation here April 2. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, are aiding local gove... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Grubbs, engineman, assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Grubbs, engineman, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1, directs Landing Craft Utility 1634 as it brings sailors and Marines ashore to help with continuing disaster relief efforts. Mari... More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion,
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, helps a local man remove an unscathed table from a severely damaged house here during Operation Field Day, a debr... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505, shakes the hand of Japan Ground Self Defense Force Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general ... More
Heavy equipment operated by a Marine with the 31st
Heavy equipment operated by a Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a destroyed truck to a collection point, where over 100 others rest. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is ready t... More
The Sendai Airport was damaged by the 8.9 magnitude
The Sendai Airport was damaged by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that rocked northeastern Japan, March 11. On March 16, airmen and aircraft from the 353rd Special Operations Group began assi... More
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan set up a shower station
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan set up a shower station near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying, April 7. Service members have been setting up shower stations, so the displaced Ja... More
Lt. Gen. Burton Field, commanding general, U.S. Forces
Lt. Gen. Burton Field, commanding general, U.S. Forces Japan; Col. Allan Neyland, director of operations, USARJ G3; and Maj. Stephen Browne, U.S. Army LNO to the JGSDF North-Eastern Regional Army during a visit... More
Soldiers help to clean-up a school in Matsushima, Japan,
Soldiers help to clean-up a school in Matsushima, Japan, during Operation Field Day, April 15.Operation Field Day is part of Operation Tomodachi, which provides assistance to the Japanese citizens affected by t... More
US Army helps clean Japan train station
Col. Lance Koenig, the 10th Joint Logistics Task Force commander explains how the U.S. Army can help clean two train stations to Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers in the Tohoku Region of Japan, April... More
Master Sgt. Claudesedrick Grace, the non-commission
Master Sgt. Claudesedrick Grace, the non-commission officer in charge of Joint Force Land Component Command (Forward), and Detroit native, removes a frame of broken glass from the Nobiru Rail Station, April 21 ... More
Japanese and U.S. soldiers help clear debris from a
Japanese and U.S. soldiers help clear debris from a train station.
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense soldier greets a local
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense soldier greets a local pizzeria owner, who has donated twelve pizzas to U.S. and Japanese soldiers at Ishinomaki Sports Complex, Japan, April 25. The pizzas were given as a token ... More
Students at the Sumiyoshi Junior High School, Japan,
Students at the Sumiyoshi Junior High School, Japan, learn about the Army life during a cultural exchange, April 27. The soldiers who taught the class, showed off Army equipment, food, and shelters. They explai... More
A Japanese boy helps bring in a box filled with backpacks
A Japanese boy helps bring in a box filled with backpacks inside of his school in the Tohoku region of Japan, April 27. U.S. and Japanese soldiers handed out more than 200 backpacks throughout the morning. The ... More
Carl Levin (middle), a U.S. senator from Michigan,
Carl Levin (middle), a U.S. senator from Michigan, thanks Maj. Gen. Masaki Sugiyama (left), the Matsushima Commanding General in the Tohoku Region of Japan, April 29. Senators Levin, and James E. “Jim” Webb, a ... More
Local Japanese school children ascend the USNS Safeguard
Local Japanese school children ascend the USNS Safeguard brow as they board the ship for a tour here. The Safeguard-class salvage ship was invited by the city for a port visit, and, while here, ship personnel ... More
Rep. Itsunori Onodera of Miyagi Prefecture, senior
Rep. Itsunori Onodera of Miyagi Prefecture, senior vice minister of foreign affairs (left), shakes hands with Col. Andrew R. MacMannis, commanding officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and thanked him for th... More
Damage Controlman Fireman Hilary Payton, from Chattanooga,
Damage Controlman Fireman Hilary Payton, from Chattanooga, Tenn., assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), sorts debris while tilling soil at a farm in Sendai, Japan. Thirty-one sailors ... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Shada McBurnie,
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Shada McBurnie, left, originally from New York, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Krystal Harlow a native of Granite Falls, Wash. pull weeds from a farm field d... More
A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the
A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the U.S. Army, participating in the joint training session known as Yama Sakura 63 held in Sendai, Japan. The soldiers learned the history behind the ceremony, wa... More
Service members marched onto the parade field. Dec.
Service members marched onto the parade field. Dec. 6, for the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 63. Yama Sakura is a bilateral training exercise held twice a year with members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense... More
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral training exercise, Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity... More
U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and
U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton paid a visit to the newly-minted Japan Ground Self Defense Force non-commissioned officer school during their ... More
Spc. John Droll, medical non-commissioned officer,
Spc. John Droll, medical non-commissioned officer, 94th Combat Support Hospital, initiates an I.V. during a medical exchange. A medical exchange was conducted by the 94th CSH in order to give insight to the Jap... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Suraj Trivedi assists Petty Officer 3rd
U.S. Navy Lt. Suraj Trivedi assists Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Boddy in treating a simulated patient during the medical evacuation drill at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area Feb. 16. This drill is conducted prior t... More
Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine
Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, transport a simulated casualty to an evacuation site as part of a medical evacuation drill Feb. 16, 2013 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area on mainland ... More
North Carolina-based Marines with Alpha Battery fire
North Carolina-based Marines with Alpha Battery fire an M777A2 155 mm howitzer Feb. 19 during Artillery Relocation Training Program 12-4 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. Alpha Battery... More
Marines, sailors continue building relations in Sendai
Marines and sailors present gifts to residents of Asaina-Gakuen facility March 2 in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. Marines and sailors also visited orphanages and schools in the Sendai area, one of many visi... More
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Wissler, left, and Japan
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Wissler, left, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Toshiaki Tanaka salute while the JGSDF band plays during a visit to Camp Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, March 11 for the 3rd ann... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Yuichi Takada,
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Yuichi Takada, left, and JGSDF Lt. Gen. Toshiya Okabe, second from left, speak with Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, second from right, and Robert Eldridge March 11 at the K... More
Students from Kesennuma High School on the Japanese
Students from Kesennuma High School on the Japanese island of Oshima view a display of the Asia-Pacific region in the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego command museum during their visit March 26. A handful o... More
Workers transport howitzers to ARTP 13-2
Workers unload an M777A2 light-weight howitzer from the ship Ariake Maru No. 1 onto a truck Aug. 29 at the Sendai Port. The howitzer was transported to the Ojojihara Maneuver Area in support of Artillery Reloca... More
Bringing the guns home. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Nippon Express workers at the Sendai Port load an M777A2 light-weight howitzer from the ship Ariake Maru No. 1 onto a truck. The howitzer was transported to the Ojojihara Maneuver Area Aug. 29 in support of Art... More
Meet, greet with Sendai Mayors. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Lt. Col. Jason Brown, receives a gift from Masahiro Atobe Aug. 30 during a mayors visit as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-2. Brown visited the mayor to discuss the safe nature of the live-fire... More
"Marines and sailors prepare a mock casualty for transport
"Marines and sailors prepare a mock casualty for transport during medical evacuation training Aug. 31 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area. The training was in preparation for the live-fire artillery scheduled to tak... More
Battery C Marines ready, aim, fire at ARTP
Marines fire an M777A2 lightweight howitzer during live-fire training Sept. 4 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-2. The training was ... More
Marines race against children of the Ohira Manyo Kodomoen
Marines race against children of the Ohira Manyo Kodomoen nursery home Sept. 11 in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The Marines are with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 1... More
Tanaka, Wissler pay tribute, celebrate continued partnership
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Wissler, right, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Toshiaki Tanaka toast March 10 in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, during a visit to northern Japan in tribute to the third anniv... More
Information Systems Technician 1st Class Korey Kilgore,
Information Systems Technician 1st Class Korey Kilgore, left, originally from Las Vegas, shares a moment with residents of Minami Sanriku, May 18, 2014. Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, March 11, 2011... More
The cargo ship Prince Hayate lowers its ramp to a dock
The cargo ship Prince Hayate lowers its ramp to a dock June 2 at the Port of Sendai, Sendai, Japan, before offloading equipment for Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Mar... More
Cpl. Alex G. Maclean, a Frankfort, Illinois, native,
Cpl. Alex G. Maclean, a Frankfort, Illinois, native, sets the line-of-sight for an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer June 4 during Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-1 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Jap... More
Defense bureau members learn basics of Marine Corps artillery
Yoshitoshi Nakamura, center left, follows along as U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel W. Barron, far right, discusses a graphic firing table while U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Teruhisa Okuyama, center right, translates ... More
U.S. service members sing the “Star Spangled Banner”
U.S. service members sing the “Star Spangled Banner” June 13 during their visit to Ohira Manyo Kindergarten, Sendai, Japan. During the visit, Marines learned how to make a traditional rice paste known as mochi,... More
150503-N-EC644-103 ONAGAWA, Japan (May 3, 2015) Sailors
150503-N-EC644-103 ONAGAWA, Japan (May 3, 2015) Sailors from Misawa Air Base, Japan, help the citizens of Onagawa, Japan, carry a portable Shinto shrine, called a mikoshi, during the city's annual mikoshi festi... More
Minamisanriku 'Santa Soul Train'
151213-N-XX999-055 MINAMISANRIKU, Japan (Dec. 13, 2015) Chief Yeoman Eric Pickett, assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, from Cleveland, serves beverages at Japan's March 2011 tsunami stricken Minamisanriku's ... More
A forest filled with lots of pink flowers. Miyagi mountain azalea.
The forest of red and green trees / A forest of red trees in the fall / Public domain stock photo.
SENDAI, Japan – Japanese embarkation contractors unload
SENDAI, Japan – Japanese embarkation contractors unload cargo for Artillery Relocation Training Program 16-1 on May 9, 2016. ARTP is a Japan-funded, routine training exercise that allows Marines with 3rd Battal... More
SENDAI, Japan – A Japanese embarkation contractor ensures
SENDAI, Japan – A Japanese embarkation contractor ensures cargo is safely unloaded for Artillery Relocation Training Program 16-1 on May 9, 2016. ARTP is a Japan-funded, routine training exercise that allows Ma... More
Maj. Gen. Richard Simcock visits with members of the
Maj. Gen. Richard Simcock visits with members of the Tohoku Defense Bureau, May 17, at Sendai, Japan for Artillery Relocation Training Program 16-1. ARTP is a Japan-funded, routine training exercise that allows... More
Marines take in Japanese culture
Lance Cpl. Alex Hernandez (front) and Lance Cpl. Devonte Ellis, both with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, visit a Japanese shrine during a cultural tour at Sendai, Japan, May 24, 2016. The tour occurred d... More
A U.S. Soldier, center, joins Japanese counterparts
A U.S. Soldier, center, joins Japanese counterparts for a Judo demonstration during Yama Sakura 73 Nov. 30, 2017. Yama Sakura is a bilateral command post exercise joining I Corps, 593rd ESC and other Army eleme... More
Cpl. Steve Sessoms, a combat engineer with Charlie
Cpl. Steve Sessoms, a combat engineer with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a sea bag through the snow during a combat conditioning ma... More
Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force service members
Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force service members stand at attention during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light at Sendai training area, Miyagi, Japan, Feb 18, 2018. Forest Light is designed to ma... More
180830-N-ZH960-1010 Ojojihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
180830-N-ZH960-1010 Ojojihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (30 August, 2018) – Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team present arms at the opening ceremony for Orient Shield 2018... More
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 2-151 Infantry
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 2-151 Infantry Regiment share a group photo with members of the JGSDF during Orient Shield 2018. Orient Shield underscores the strength of the close, long-standing relat... More
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 2-151 Infantry
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 2-151 Infantry Regiment consult with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force before bilateral breach training for Orient Shield 2018. Since its inception in 1985, Orient Shi... More
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard demonstrate
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard demonstrate proper MOPP levels to JGSDF personnel during Orient Shield 2018. Since its inception in 1985, Orient Shield has focused on the development and refinement of th... More
Soldiers of the 76th’s 2-151 Infantry Regiment conduct
Soldiers of the 76th’s 2-151 Infantry Regiment conduct live-fire, training exercises from an elevated position for Orient Shield 2018. The U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force take meticulous range saf... More
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team make their own version of Highland Games. In hopes of boosting morale before the impending typhoon Jebi during Orient Shield 2018. Ori... More
Taking the Hill, US Army Photo
A soldier of the 76th’s 2-151 Infantry Regiment takes a moment after cease fire of a live fire training exercise during Orient Shield 2018. The U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force take meticulous rang... More
A member of the Japan Self Defense Force greets Indiana
A member of the Japan Self Defense Force greets Indiana National Guard soldiers before boarding a Japanese CH-47 Chinook during Orient Shield 2018. The objectives of OS 18 include training U.S. ground forces fo... More
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry
Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team view a demonstration of “care under fire” given by members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force during Orient Shield 2018. The object... More
180908-N-ZH960-2068 Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
180908-N-ZH960-2068 Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (9 September, 2018) – Spc. Semidei Nastor, a member of the U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) Band performs at Mahoroba Hall. The USARJ band is currently on tour in Toho... More
A soldier of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry
A soldier of the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team signals they are good to go before a training assault for Orient Shield 2018. Orient Shield is an annual, bilateral, tactical field tr... More
180911-N-ZH960-1016 Ojojihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
180911-N-ZH960-1016 Ojojihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (11 September, 2018) – Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team take a lunch break during Orient Shield 2018 (OS18). S... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Johnathan Delgado, a field
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Johnathan Delgado, a field artillery Marine with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fires a M777 Howitzer in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, J... More
U.S. Marines with 3rd battalion, 12th Marine Regiment,
U.S. Marines with 3rd battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, move a M777 Howitzer into position during Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-4, in Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, J... More
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyers
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyers JS Kongo and JS Suzunami are illuminated by friendship lights during a port visit to Sendai, Japan. Kongo and Suzunami are visiting Sendai, along with... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Edgar, fire controlman,
Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Edgar, fire controlman, explains the capabilities of the 25mm cannon aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell during an open ship tour. Russell, home ported in Hawaii, is cu... More
U.S. Army Pacific commander, Lieutenant General Wiercinski
U.S. Army Pacific commander, Lieutenant General Wiercinski spoke to the service members who marched onto the parade field Dec. 6, for the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 63. Yama Sakura is a bilateral training ... More
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma-based CH-46E Sea Knight
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma-based CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), prepare for takeoff here Marc... More