Soldiers prepare for exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan

U.S. Air Force photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen
U.S. Air Force photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen

Soldiers prepare for exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan

by Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen
Media Center - Japan
November 30, 2022

CAMP ASAKA, JAPAN -- U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Underwood, U.S. Army Japan IT specialist, assists with security detail during exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army and Japan Command Post exercise to date.

 

 

 

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