Tank Exercise Japanese tanks from the 3rd Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, assault enemy positions during a live fire exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 22, 2012. Japanese soldiers of the JGSDF partnered with U.S. soldiers from the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during the exercise, which was the culminating training event of Operation Rising Thunder. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (2.86 MB) Photo By: Army Sgt. Adam Keith VIRIN: 120922-A-LU698-477.JPG Photo Gallery