Taking a Look at the Type 89
U.S. Army Col. Luis Pomales (center), director, Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan, explains the U.S. Army Reserve’s current challenges and future opportunities in the Pacific with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Naoki Utimura, chief, Personnel Department, JGSDF Northern Army, during a bilateral Reserve Component conference conducted Sept. 9, 2016, in Camp Sapporo, Japan. Pomales and Utimura shared best practices on how to overcome their respective command’s manpower challenges and improve relations between Reserve Component service members and their civilian employers. (Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)