Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie (right), command sergeant major, United States Army Japan (USARJ), clinks glasses with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen. Ogawa Kiyoshi (left), commanding general, JGSDF Western Army, Feb. 12, 2016, at Camp Kenjun in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Dostie and his team visited his Western Army counterparts to discuss past successes, current challenges and future opportunities among USARJ, JGSDF and their respective noncommissioned officer corps. The group primarily discussed plans to enhance their NCO corps’ role in Yama Sakura (YS) 71, one of the
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie (right), command sergeant major, United States Army Japan (USARJ), clinks glasses with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen. Ogawa Kiyoshi (left), commanding general, JGSDF Western Army, Feb. 12, 2016, at Camp Kenjun in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Dostie and his team visited his Western Army counterparts to discuss past successes, current challenges and future opportunities among USARJ, JGSDF and their respective noncommissioned officer corps. The group primarily discussed plans to enhance their NCO corps’ role in Yama Sakura (YS) 71, one of the world’s largest bilateral training exercises. ( Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, Army Japan)
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