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U.S. Army Pfc. Devin Gentry, left, shows the Stryker 120 mm mortar system to a Japanese soldier during the Orient Shield exercise on Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 28, 2014. Gentry is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

U.S. Army Pfc. Devin Gentry, left, shows the Stryker 120 mm mortar system to a Japanese soldier during the Orient Shield exercise on Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 28, 2014. Gentry is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

U.S. Army Pfc. Devin Gentry, left, shows the Stryker 120 mm mortar system to a Japanese soldier during the Orient Shield exercise on Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 28, 2014. Gentry is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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