Ceremony initiates start of Orient Shield 2011 [Image 1 of 5]

CAMP FUJI, YAMANASHI, JAPAN

10.11.2011

Photo by Sgt. Ryan Twist 

U.S. Army Japan

Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, headquartered out of Weslaco, Texas marched onto Kita-Fuji Training Area, Japan, as the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force applauded their entrance to the bilateral Orient Shield exercise between the two forces Oct. 11, 2011. The annual Orient Shield exercise is designed to strengthen military operations and ties between the United States forces and the JGSDF. (Photo by: U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan L. Twist)

• Date Taken: 10.11.2011
• Date Posted: 10.17.2011 23:34
• Photo ID: 474937
• VIRIN: 111011-A-KK981-001
• Resolution: 2144x1424
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• Location: CAMP FUJI, YAMANASHI, JP