YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Lt. Col. Troy Meissel, commander of 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, shakes hands with Col. Masayuki Nemoto, commander of 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during the opening ceremony of the 23rd Rising Thunder at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 6. Rising Thunder is part of Pacific Pathways, which is designed to increase interoperability between partner nations. ( Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Schneider, 5th MPAD)

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