Photo Credit: Sgt. Jesse Houk, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Col. Koji Furuya, regimental commander of 33rd Infantry Regiment, 10th Division of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, and Lt. Col. Jonathan Larsen, battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, salute during the national anthem of each country during the closing ceremonies of Orient Shield 12. The bilateral training allowed the forces to combine training and tactics as well as build friendships while at Aibano Training Area near Imazu City, Japan, Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 2012.