Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commanding general, answers questions from the media during the Yama Sakura 69 press conference at the Middle Army Headquarters on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 5, 2015. The two-week training event is the largest bilateral command post exercise for the two nations. Based on computer simulation, Japan Ground Self Defense Force and the forces practice bilateral staff activities to respond to an armed attack on Japan. ( Army photo by Sgt. Eliverto V. Larios)

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