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Worth a Thousand Words: Exercise Yama Sakura 61

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Lance Cpl. Jad A. Delosreyes, a motor transport operator with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, ground guides a Light Armored Vehicle through an entry control point during exercise Yama Sakura 61 located on Camp Courtney. Exercise Yama Sakura 61 is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Japanese self-defense force and the U.S. military. Yama Sakura is designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese combat readiness and interoperability while strengthening bilateral relationships. (Photo by: Cpl. Ethan Johnson) III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific

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