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Troops from U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) salutes commanding officers in a joint opening formation for Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Grounds, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 16th, 2023. The coming days will allow both forces to convey new ideas, strategies, and develop inter-operability for the future. Since the 1st iteration in 1982, Orient Shield has refined and developed the relationship between JGSDF and U.S. Army Pacific. (USARPAC) (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)
230916-Z-XE576-1082
Troops from U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) salutes commanding officers in a joint opening formation for Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Grounds, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 16th, 2023. The coming days will allow both forces to convey new ideas, strategies, and develop inter-operability for the future. Since the 1st iteration in 1982, Orient Shield has refined and developed the relationship between JGSDF and U.S. Army Pacific. (USARPAC) (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)