Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, participate during 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) Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division participate in the opening ceremony for Rising Thunder 2014 Sept 140902-A-BX700-043

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