U.S. Army Col. Luis Pomales (left), a San Juan, Puerto Rico, native serving as the director of the Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan (ARET-J), shakes hands with a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer at Kuroishibaru training grounds near Camp Kenjun, Japan, Jan. 16, 2016. The training event was one of several cultural, social and military engagements designed to enhance the bilateral partnership between ARET-J and the JGSDF Western Army's Reserve Component. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)