Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, accepts the 1st place plaque during the award ceremony for the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Chef Competition against a team from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5. Yama Sakura (YS) is an annual, bilateral exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and the military. It is the largest command post exercise that focuses predominantly on the bilateral and joint planning, coordination, and interoperability of ground-based elements of the security alliance. ( Army Photo Released by Sgt. Daniel

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Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, accepts the 1st place plaque during the award ceremony for the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Chef Competition against a team from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5. Yama Sakura (YS) is an annual, bilateral exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and the military. It is the largest command post exercise that focuses predominantly on the bilateral and joint planning, coordination, and interoperability of ground-based elements of the security alliance. ( Army Photo Released by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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