A soldier with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, holds the ceremonial mallets for the breaking of the sake barrel during the opening ceremony for Exercise North Wind 2015 at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 9, 2015. Paratroopers with the Spartan Brigade are in Japan to participate in Exercise North Wind 2015, a two-week bilateral field training and command-post exercise to increase combat readiness and interoperability amongst U.S. Army personnel and the JGSDF to respond to a wide range of crisis contingencies in the Asian-Pacific region. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Eric-James Estrada/Released)
Date Taken: | 02.09.2015 |
Date Posted: | 02.10.2015 23:56 |
Photo ID: | 1762846 |
VIRIN: | 150208-A-ZD229-005 |
Resolution: | 3880x2577 |
Size: | 9.91 MB |
Location: | HOKKAIDO, JP |
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