Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force participate in the opening ceremony for Rising Thunder at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., Sept. 2, 2014. Rising Thunder is a Army-hosted exercise designed to build interoperability between I Corps, the 7th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. ( Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn/Released) Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers participate in the opening ceremony for Rising Thunder 2014 Sept 140902-A-BX700-124

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