Capt. Hidaki Yamashita, center, presents his operations update to the staff during a shift change brief as part of Yama Sakura 75 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 13, 2018. Yama Sakura focuses on the development and refinement of Japan Self-Defense Force and military bilateral efforts in the areas of coordination, interoperability, and planning through training. Yamashita is a future operations officer with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges)

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