American and Japanese snipers come together to train

By Staff Sgt. Miriam Espinoza-TorresSeptember 6, 2013

American and Japanese snipers come together to train
1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. David McKenna, communications officer, 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, translates as Spc. Justin Teschner, sniper, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs Japanese snipers on his unit... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, battalion sniper section leader, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs American Soldiers and members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force on the day's plan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A member of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force assigned to the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, stands in formation with American Soldiers during the beginning of a live-fire exercise in which forces exc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Chris Alicea, sniper, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, explains to Japanese Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato and Staff Sgt. Shinya Takesue, both assigned to the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Anthony Howard, senior infantry sniper, B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, explains the functions of a sniper rifle to two members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Andrew Anthony, spotter, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japanese snipers the way American snipers engage a target Sept. 5, at the Yakima Training Center, Wash. Both forces w... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Chris Alicea, sniper, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, watches as Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato, 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, aligns his sights ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Japanese Sgt. Youhei Kaminota, sniper, 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, positions himself behind an M24 sniper rifle to familiarize himself before firing. The members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Joseph Mitchell, sniper, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to Japanese snipers before beginning a live-fire firing range, which focuses on exchanging knowledge about their snipe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Justin Teschner, sniper, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to Japanese snipers before beginning a live-fire firing range, which focuses on exchanging knowledge about their snipe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Japanese Sgt. Kenji Honda, medic, 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, watches as members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force and American Soldiers interact with each other during a sniper training range S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A member of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force assigned to the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, fires his weapon during a live fire sniper training exercise with American snipers Sept. 5, at the Yakima T... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A three-man sniper team which includes a shooter, spotter and senior sniper composed of American Soldiers and members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force work together during joint sniper training to successfully engage a target 5 Sept. at th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
American and Japanese snipers come together to train
14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Japanese sniper sets his weapon down after a live-fire training exercise Sept. 5 at the Yakima Training Center, Wash. Both forces will work together while conducting sniper operations and the training will focus on target detection, reconnaissance ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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