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    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train U.S. Soldiers on helicopter loading procedures during Orient Shield 21-2 [Image 1 of 6]

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    Military personnel from two different forces are approaching a dark olive-green utility helicopter on a grassy field. The helicopter displays a Japanese Rising Sun roundel insignia, indicating Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) ownership, while some personnel wear MultiCam/OCP uniforms consistent with U.S. Army soldiers. This appears to be a joint military exercise or training operation between U.S. and Japanese forces.

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    06.26.2021

    Photo by Pfc. Anthony Ford 

    3rd Infantry Division

    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, practice boarding a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter during bilateral training on Aibano Training Area, Japan June 26, 2021, as a part of exercise Orient Shield 21-2. Orient Shield is the largest U.S. Army and JGSDF bilateral field training exercise being executed at various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

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    Date Taken: 06.26.2021
    Date Posted: 06.27.2021 04:04
    Photo ID: 6710678
    VIRIN: 210625-A-HS753-001
    Resolution: 2421x1359
    Size: 1.96 MB
    Location: JP
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    Military personnel from two different forces are approaching a dark olive-green utility helicopter on a grassy field. The helicopter displays a Japanese Rising Sun roundel insignia, indicating Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) ownership, while some personnel wear MultiCam/OCP uniforms consistent with U.S. Army soldiers. This appears to be a joint military exercise or training operation between U.S. and Japanese forces.
    The image shows a joint military exercise involving Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel and what appear to be U.S. Army soldiers boarding or interacting around a JGSDF UH-1 utility helicopter. The helicopter bears Japanese kanji text reading '陸上自衛隊' (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) and features a green camouflage paint scheme. The activity takes place on a grassy field with trees visible in the background.
    A U.S. Army soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is seated in the cockpit of a helicopter, appearing to brief or instruct a person in Japanese military camouflage uniform who is standing outside the aircraft. The soldier is gesturing with his hand toward the instrument panel, suggesting a cockpit familiarization or orientation briefing. Japanese text is visible on the helicopter's interior, and the setting appears to be an outdoor landing area with trees in the background.
    Military personnel from what appear to be two different forces — U.S. Army soldiers in MultiCam/OCP uniforms and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers in their distinctive woodland camouflage — are conducting a joint helicopter boarding or loading exercise. The helicopter is a UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) variant, identifiable by the tail number A1927, consistent with JGSDF markings. The scene suggests a combined training exercise, likely held at a military installation in Japan.
    The image shows a joint military exercise involving U.S. Army soldiers and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel disembarking from a military helicopter. The helicopter appears to be a JGSDF UH-X or similar utility helicopter with Japanese kanji markings visible on the fuselage. Soldiers are carrying weapons and tactical gear, suggesting a training or exercise scenario.
    Military personnel in U.S. Army OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are loading a simulated casualty on a litter/stretcher into what appears to be a military helicopter or medical evacuation vehicle. Several soldiers wearing face masks are working together to slide the patient into the aircraft. This appears to be a MEDEVAC training exercise based on the controlled, instructional nature of the activity.

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