Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, commander of United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Forces, and GEN Yamazaki Koji, Chief of Staff of Japan Joint Staff, holds a video teleconference with U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces exercising at Yonaguni Island as part of Keen Sword 23 at Camp Naha, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. Rupp and Yamazaki were joined by senior leaders from III Marine Expeditionary Force and JSDF’s Western Army, speaking to the forces conducting training for the first time on Yonaguni, exemplifying the greater commitment of both countries training together to further ensure the defense of Japan. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint, and bilateral field-training exercise, involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (Photo by Air Force Maj. Thomas Barger)
| Date Taken: | 11.14.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 11.16.2022 00:51 |
| Photo ID: | 7515057 |
| VIRIN: | 221114-F-ON772-1001 |
| Resolution: | 6048x3402 |
| Size: | 2.92 MB |
| Location: | CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 74 |
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