A soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment,

A soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, out of Weslaco, Texas, communicates with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members during Orient Shield 11 at the demolition range at Nashigahara Barracks in Kita-Fuji Training Area, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan on Oct. 13, 2011. The bilateral training exercise focuses on the development and refinement of the JPGSD and the U.S. Army’s efforts in the areas of bilateral planning, coordination, and interoperability. (Photo by: U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan L. Twist)