Capt. Charles Smith, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, drinks water after finishing a half-marathon. Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard's Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21. Smith is from Columbia, Md. Japanese, US soldiers run in annual race 130921-A-ER359-474

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