Yama Sakura 85: Kendo demonstration [Image 11 of 11]

SENDAI, MIYAGI, JAPAN

12.03.2023

Photo by Spc. Ashley Xie 

7th Infantry Division

U.S. Army Soldiers pose for a picture with Japanese practitioners of Kendo following their demonstration of their fighting skills during a cultural experience exchange event prior to the start of Yama Sakura 85 at Camp Sendai, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. Soldiers from different U.S. Army units joined JGSDF members in an evening of food, conversation, and cultural activities before the kickoff of the joint training exercise. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific's Operation Pathways, the 43rd iteration of Yama Sakura exercise, YS-85, is the first U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Army command post exercise based in Japan. Participants from the JGSDF and the Australian Army train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army National Guard in a Joint environment to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ashley Xie)

• Date Taken: 12.03.2023
• Date Posted: 12.06.2023 00:43
• Photo ID: 8153380
• VIRIN: 231203-A-GT064-2773
• Resolution: 5870x3913
• Size: 1.41 MB
• Location: SENDAI, MIYAGI, JP