Yama Sakura Drills With U.S. Wrap Up

The U.S. and Japanese militaries have just concluded a major joint exercise, reports U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

The annual Yama Sakura drills kicked off on Nov. 28 and ended on Tuesday. It was the largest and most complex joint command-post exercise between Japan and the U.S. to date, the command said.

The training focused on enhancing interoperability, force lethality and multidomain warfare through staff activities, realistic scenario simulation and hypothetical future combat...