Marine Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Henry salutes a formation of sergeants major with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in front of the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 4, 2016. The SNCOA hosted the JGSDF during a Japanese Observer Exchange Program event where JGSDF personnel observed the way the SNCOA teaches Marines leadership skills. The JGSDF observed presentations that explained Marine rank progression and the instruction each Marine receives as they progress throughout their career. The Japan Observer Exchange Program gives Marines and

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Marine Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Henry salutes a formation of sergeants major with Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in front of the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 4, 2016. The SNCOA hosted the JGSDF during a Japanese Observer Exchange Program event where JGSDF personnel observed the way the SNCOA teaches Marines leadership skills. The JGSDF observed presentations that explained Marine rank progression and the instruction each Marine receives as they progress throughout their career. The Japan Observer Exchange Program gives Marines and Sailors with the III Marine Expeditionary Force and members of the JSDF the opportunity to observe the training of their counterparts to increase mutual understanding and interoperability. Henry, from Riddleton, Tennessee, is the director of the SNCOA. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)

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