Orient Shield 25 is an annual training exercise cosponsored by U.S. Army Pacific, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Australian Army that will occur September 16-24 throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine U.S. Army multi-domain and JGSDF cross-domain operations.
For more than forty years, Orient Shield has focused on the development and refinement of the JGSDF and USARPAC’s efforts in the areas of bilateral planning, coordination, and interoperability. Training... read more
Orient Shield 25 is an annual training exercise cosponsored by U.S. Army Pacific, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Australian Army that will occur September 16-24 throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine U.S. Army multi-domain and JGSDF cross-domain operations.
For more than forty years, Orient Shield has focused on the development and refinement of the JGSDF and USARPAC’s efforts in the areas of bilateral planning, coordination, and interoperability. Training and readiness are essential to generating credible deterrence in an increasingly complex regional security environment.
Now in its 40th iteration, OS25 underscores the ironclad commitment by the United States, Japan and Australia to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.” show less