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Japanese soldiers assault a village during the culminating live-fire exercise of Exercise Rising Thunder at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 21, 2015. The Japanese soldiers are assigned to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eliverto Larios

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Japanese soldiers assault a village during the culminating live-fire exercise of Exercise Rising Thunder at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 21, 2015. The Japanese soldiers are assigned to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eliverto Larios

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