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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, right, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, meets Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omari, deputy commander of 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during Rising Thunder at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 13, 2013. Rising Thunder is a U.S. Army-hosted exercise designed to build interoperability between 1st Corps, the 7th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Jason Shepherd

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, right, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, meets Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omari, deputy commander of 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during Rising Thunder at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 13, 2013. Rising Thunder is a U.S. Army-hosted exercise designed to build interoperability between 1st Corps, the 7th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Jason Shepherd

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, right, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, meets Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omari, deputy commander of 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during Rising Thunder at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 13, 2013. Rising Thunder is a U.S. Army-hosted exercise designed to build interoperability between 1st Corps, the 7th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Jason Shepherd

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