Yama Sakura

12/09/2026

🇺🇸🇯🇵🇦🇺 One Team through the finish.

Yama Sakura 91 concluded Sept. 10, bringing together senior leaders from the U.S., Japan and Australia to reflect on the exercise and reinforce the partnerships that make our forces stronger.

From planning and coordination to multilateral command and control, strengthened our ability to operate together across echelons and alongside allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific.

11/09/2026

People are the foundation of combat readiness.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kendrick Daniels, assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, discusses how Yama Sakura 91 brings U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Australian Army personnel together to build trust, strengthen interoperability and improve their ability to operate as a combined team during an interview at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Sept. 8, 2026.
Exercises like Yama Sakura are about more than training. They build relationships, develop people and create the trust required to operate together when it matters most.
Through realistic training across distributed locations, participating forces integrate personnel, processes and modern capabilities while improving resilient command and control, operational access and sustainment. These shared experiences strengthen partnerships, enhance readiness and demonstrate credible, lethal combined landpower.
Yama Sakura 91 reinforces collective deterrence and the participating nations’ shared commitment to a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific.
Stronger partnerships. Greater interoperability. One combined team.

Yama Sakura
U.S. Army
U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Army Pacific
陸上総隊　Ground Component Command
I Corps
Australian Army

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10/09/2026

Today, U.S., Japanese and Australian forces concluded Exercise YamaSakura 91 at Camp Asaka!

During the exercise, our trilateral force put command and control readiness at the forefront, effectively addressing our world’s growing complexities by strengthening our innovative and competitive force capabilities.

As we conclude YS91, we wanted to send out a special thanks to all of our Soldiers, Marines and personnel who assisted in accomplishing our mission! Your hard work and dedication is what makes our team the most effective fighting force in the world.
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Photos by U.S. Navy MC2 Christian Kibler
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10/09/2026

And that's a wrap!

U.S., Japanese and Australian Forces finished out today after a closing ceremony at Camp Asaka, Japan!

Read more below!

Yama Sakura 91 concluded Sept. 10, 2026, at Camp Asaka, Japan, as three nations completed the annual trilateral command post exercise. The United States, Japan and Australia spent the last two weeks working shoulder-to-shoulder to increase interoperability across the forces to maintain the security....

10/09/2026

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John P. Cogbill, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Northern Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Kazutomo Idogawa and Australian Army 1st (Australian) Division Commander Maj. Gen. Ash Collingburn exchange cultural gifts during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Sept. 9, 2026. Yama Sakura is a trilateral exercise involving the U.S. Army Pacific, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Australian Army that strengthens communication, coordination and combined readiness. The exercise demonstrates the commitment of all three nations to working together to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Sherald McAulay)

Yama Sakura
U.S. Army
U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Army Pacific
陸上総隊　Ground Component Command
I Corps
Australian Army

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10/09/2026

'Exercise Yama Sakura 91 prepares personnel for modern large-scale combat operations, where emerging technologies shape the speed, scale and complexity of decision-making.'

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09/09/2026

Logistics wins wars.

U.S. Army logistics and signal Soldiers discuss their duties during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at Camp Asaka, Japan.
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Video by U.S. Navy MCSN Michaela Graves
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09/09/2026

Today, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Dooghan and JGSDF Maj. Gen. Akira Miyazaki were proud to present command challenge coins to outstanding Soldiers and JGSDF members during exercise Yama Sakura 91.

As we continue our joint operations, our multilateral force puts personnel at the center of operations, strengthening relationships and fostering a culture of excellence in everything that we do.
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Photos by U.S. Navy MC2 Christian Kibler
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09/09/2026

Sustaining the force and enabling the mission.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Logistics Task Force (LTF) provided sustainment and logistics support during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, from Sept. 2-10, 2026.
Under the leadership of U.S. Army Capt. Britney Gray, the team sustained the training force, coordinated facilities, transported 702 exercise participants, and provided barracks maintenance and support. Their behind-the-scenes efforts maintained operational momentum and helped build a ready, resilient and lethal combined force.
Meet the Soldiers whose dedication, teamwork and commitment to service made the LTF mission possible.
(U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Keyra_Moolenaar)

Yama Sakura
U.S. Army
U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Army Pacific
陸上総隊　Ground Component Command
I Corps
Australian Army

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09/09/2026

Sustaining the force and enabling the mission.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Logistics Task Force (LTF) provided sustainment and logistics support during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, from Sept. 2-10, 2026.
Under the leadership of U.S. Army Capt. Britney Gray, the team sustained the training force, coordinated facilities, transported 702 exercise participants, and provided barracks maintenance and support. Their behind-the-scenes efforts maintained operational momentum and helped build a ready, resilient and lethal combined force.
Meet the Soldiers whose dedication, teamwork and commitment to service made the LTF mission possible.
(U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Keyra_Moolenaar)

Yama Sakura
U.S. Army
U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Army Pacific
陸上総隊　Ground Component Command
I Corps
Australian Army

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