U.S. Marine Corps officer opens joint drill with JGSFD

U.S. Marine Corps officer opens joint drill with JGSFD

YAMATO, Japan - Major Roy Draa (L) of the U.S. Marine Corps addresses an opening ceremony for a 12-day joint drill with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at the JGSDF's maneuver area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014, as Colonel Hiroji Yamashita of the Japanese force looks on.

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