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Camp Zama, Japanese first responders conduct 2016 full-scale exercise

Lt. Col Barry Winnegan, director of emergency services for USAG Japan, gives remarks after the active shooter scenario is completed to an audience of Camp Zama and local Japanese first responders during the full-scale exercise held Sept. 12-16 on Camp Zama.

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Every Clime and Place: Jungle Warfare Training Center prepares Marines for operations in Asia-Pacific

Instructors demonstrate how to set up a pulley system to retain equipment in the jungle Sept. 20 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan. The Jungle Warfare Training Center has provided terrain and climate-specific training to units serving across the Asia-Pacific region since 1958 and stretches over more than 17,000 acres. Training aboard the installation reinforces service members’ ability to carry out tactical operations in a jungle environment.

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Dragged for a cause

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Westly Hales, incoming 35th Fighter Wing chief of advanced programs, demonstrates a parachute drag across Lake Ogawara at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2016. Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists teach pilots how to properly and safely release themselves from a parachute being drug by the wind. Undergoing this training every three years is critical to the pilots because it may be the only time they are able to demonstrate these techniques before an emergency situation.

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Soldiers learn Japanese decon despite language barriers

U.S. Army Pfc. Kemper Baker, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, hands a brush back to a Japan Force Ground Self-Defense member, 3rd Nuclear Biological Chemical unit, 3rd Div., 36th Inf. Reg at Aibano Training Area, Japan, Sept. 15, 2016. The Infantrymen go through the Japanese personnel decontamination process, which includes cleaning their equipment at a wash station.

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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) Sea Sparrow missile launch

Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) fires a NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile to intercept a remote-controlled drone as part of Valiant Shield 2016 (VS16). VS16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging unity at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the Philippine Sea in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

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SD Hosts Japanese MoD

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada observe the national anthem at the Pentagon, Sep. 15, 2016.

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SINKEX Conducted During Valiant Shield 2016

160913-N-PD309-102 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts a live fire of a harpoon missile as part of a sink exercise (SINKEX) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. Benfold is on patrol with Carrier Strike Group Five in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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909th KC-135 trains ROKAF F-15, 18th AES aircrews

Capt. Nathan Sprague, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse instructor, reviews mission data during a nighttime training mission Sept. 12, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Sprague evaluated 18th AES aircrew’s performance in various medical and in-flight emergency procedures during a flight on a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker.

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U.S. and Japanese Forces Conduct Readiness Training

In this file photo, U.S. Marines and their Japanese counterparts attending the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light in 2016.

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Dunford Greets Sailors, Visits USS Barry in Japan

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, visits the USS Barry in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 7, 2016. The USS Barry is forward-deployed in the 7th Fleet area of operations to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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18 nations participate in ASEAN Exercise 16-3

Multinational service members stand in formation during the opening ceremony for ASEAN Exercise 16-3 at 14th Military Circle Airfield, Chonburi Province, Thailand Sept. 5, 2016. AEX 16-3 is a small-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of 18 nations and co-hosted by Thailand, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation. It is the third iteration of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting plus multinational exercise program in 2016.

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18 nations participate in ASEAN Exercise 16-3

Multinational service members conduct a Search and Rescue demonstration during the opening ceremony for ASEAN Exercise (AEX) 16-3 at 14th Military Circle Airfield, Chonburi Province, Sept. 5, 2016. AEX 16-3 is a small-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of 18 nations and co-hosted by Thailand, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation. It is the third iteration of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting plus multinational exercise program in 2016.

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U.S. Army and JGSDF bilateral convoy simulated a humanitarian relief mission

Army Maj. Donald Kim (left), U.S. Army liaison officer for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army and Central Readiness Force, and JGSDF Sgt. 1st Class Yamanashi Yoshihiro (right), escort noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 2nd Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, JGSDF Eastern Army, finalize the route for a vehicle convoy Sep. 4, 2016, in Kakegawa, Japan. The U.S. Army and JGSDF bilateral convoy simulated a humanitarian relief mission as part of the Shizuoka Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Drill. The drill demonstrated how a diverse collection of local, regional, national and international organizations can pool their respective resources to effectively respond to a major disaster. In addition to coordinating convoy routes, the contingent of U.S. Army troops collaborated with their JGSDF counterparts to provide casualty care, establish mobile communication site and set up supply distribution points.

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U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps Team Up to Support Sasebo Disaster Drill

Emergency medical service personnel practice carrying a victim on a stretcher to an MV-22 osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, as part of a disaster drill sponsored by the city of Sasebo, Sep. 01, 2016. The disaster drill is held annually and fosters cooperation between civilian agencies, Japanese self defense forces and the U.S. military based in Sasebo in the event a disaster were to occur. (U.S. Navy photo by LT. Adam Cole/ Released)

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SEAC John W. Troxell visits Kadena

Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with members of the 67th Fighter Squadron, Aug. 29, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Troxell visited the 33rd Rescue Squadron and the 67th FS as part of his visit to Kadena, learning about Airmen and their leadership.

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LHD-6 Flight Operations;

Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transits the waters during her fall deployment, Aug. 28, 2016. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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U.S. Army Reserve leadership visits Japan

U .S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Wills (left), the interim command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, shakes hands with Japan Ground Self-Defense CPT Yoshikai Kawamoto (right), JGSDF Ground Staff Office liaison officer to U.S. Army Japan, Aug. 24, 2016. For the first time in their military careers, Wills and LTG Charles D. Luckey, chief, U.S. Army Reserve, visited Japan to understand the close partnership between USARJ and the Army Reserve. Their short yet informative tour also gave the Army Reserve's most senior leaders a rare opportunity to directly engage with Soldiers working and training in Japan and promote the Army Reserve's new vision of becoming a lethal, capable and combat ready force prepared to face the unique challenges in the Pacific.

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Air Force, Army medical exercise concludes at Misawa

U.S. Army and Air Force medics observe a surgery during MEDEX 16, a medical exercise held at Misawa Air Base, Aug. 24, 2016. The patient had surgery on his back to remove a mass from his body. MEDEX 16 provided a unique training opportunity, enhancing the capabilities of its participants by using real patients instead of scenario based ones.

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Japan's Defense Minister Visits USS Ronald Reagan

Japanese Minister of Defense, Tomomi Inada, (right) and Adm. Tomohisa Takei Maritime Staff Office chief of staff (left), receive a brief about the mission of forward-deployed naval forces during a tour of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Aug. 23, 2016. Ronald Reagan is forward deployed to Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

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On Board and Underway, Marines and Sailors Set Sail

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait in line with packs before boarding the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) at White Beach, Aug. 20, 2016. The 31st MEU is embarked aboard the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group during a regularly scheduled patrol of the Pacific region.

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