Maj. Gen. Omori (left), deputy commanding general, 4th Division, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, walks alongside Col. Hugh D. Bair, commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during a recent visit Sept. 3, 2013. Sol

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Maj. Gen. Omori (left), deputy commanding general, 4th Division, Northern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, walks alongside Col. Hugh D. Bair, commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during a recent visit Sept. 3, 2013. Soldiers from Omori's command are training alongside 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3-2 SBCT, at Yakima Training Center during a monthlong joint training exercise dubbed Operation Rising Thunder.

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