Photo by Esther Dacanay | U.S. Army Japan | 01.16.2024
CAMP ZAMA, Japan - A member of a UH-60 flight crew assigned to U.A. Army Aviation Battalion Japan waves goodbye before departure to Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa, Japan on Jan. 17 to support Japan Self-Defense Forces during ongoing relief efforts for those affected by the Jan. 1 earthquake. Following a formal request for support, U.S. Forces Japan assigned two UH-60 aircraft from U.S. Army Aviation......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct sling load training during exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. Orient Shield is a bilateral U.S. Army and JGSDF field training and command post exercise that focuses on converging JGSDF Cross Domain Operations and U.S. Army......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct sling load training during exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. U.S. Army forces in Japan help provide a capable, trained, and combat-ready force that will defend Japan during a crisis. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct sling load training during exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. The origin of the Japan and U.S. bilateral field training exercise started in 1982, the exercise started to be called Orient Shield in 1985. (U.S. National Guard photo by......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct sling load training during exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. The United States and Japan have forged a relationship built on a shared vision of peace, prosperity, international rules-based order and regional stability. (U.S.......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct sling load training during exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. Orient Shield 23 is the largest field training exercise between the U.S. Army and JGSDF. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum)...
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members pose after mine training at exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. Orient Shield began in 1982 and has since continued to strengthen a long-standing partnership and interoperability between the U.S. Army and JGSDF. (U.S. National Guard photo by......
Photo by Sgt. Olivia Gum | U.S. Army Japan | 09.16.2023
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 5-20 Infantry Regiment and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members set up a C-wire fence during exercise Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 16, 2023. Since its inception in 1982, Orient Shield has focused on the development and refinement of the JGSDF and USARPAC’s efforts in the areas of bilateral planning, coordination,......
