Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commanding general, left, and Lt. Gen. Junji Suzuki, commander of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army, shake hands to mark the beginning of Yama Sakura 69 during the opening ceremony at the Middle Army Headquarters on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5, 2015. The two-week training event is the largest bilateral command post exercise for the two nations. Based on computer simulation, JGSDF and the forces practice bilateral staff activities to respond to an armed attack on Japan. ( Army photo by Sgt. Eliverto V. Larios)

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