Military leaders from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Eastern Army, U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) gathered at Sagami Army Depot to recognize the strategic importance of Yama Sakura 87...

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Koji Kaneshima, Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase bilateral operations between the forces’ electronic attack squadrons...

Yama Sakura 87, the trilateral scenario-driven command post exercise and part of U.S. Army’s Pacific’s Operation Pathways, kicked off with an opening ceremony with service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Australian Defence Force, and the U.S. Army at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec 6...

In a groundbreaking advancement of interoperability and cooperation, military forces from Japan, Australia and the United States will strengthen their Alliance when the military exercise, Yama Sakura 87, takes place from December 6 through December 14...

The speed, complexity, and volume of potential casualties of future large-scale combat operations (LSCO) will demand well trained and efficient U.S. Army medics and a data centric battlefield that links all warfighting functions...