Always Ready: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, US Forces sharpen base defense skills during Guard and Protect observation and exchange event [Image 15 of 16]

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN

10.07.2016

Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan 

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

Patrick Adams, left, discusses the training scheduled to take place during the annual Guard and Protect, an observe and exchange event with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Tomofusa Hanada Oct. 7 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The three-day exchange allowed U.S. and JGSDF service members to sharpen their defense skill sets and strengthen their bilateral relationship by allowing them to observe and exchange each other’s tactical procedures. The event covered methods of troop movement, rules of engagement, and vehicle search and seizure. Hanada is the commanding general of the JGSDF 15th Brigade. Adams is the installation protection director of MCAS Futenma.

• Date Taken: 10.07.2016
• Date Posted: 10.12.2016 19:19
• Photo ID: 2914277
• VIRIN: 161007-M-TA471-399
• Resolution: 5370x3580
• Size: 2.56 MB
• Location: CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP