Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, prepares the meat for Team main dish as Miho Kato (background), dietitian, Team Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, uses a stove top in the tent to heat up a sauce for their main dish during the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Chef Competition 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 eleme
Staff Sgt. Brian Byrd, team lead chef, I Corps, prepares the meat for Team main dish as Miho Kato (background), dietitian, Team Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, uses a stove top in the tent to heat up a sauce for their main dish during the Yama Sakura 69 Iron Chef Competition 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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