Video by Cpl. Anna Geier | 3d Marine Division | 08.23.2024
U.S. Marines execute Orient Shield 24 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, July 19-23, 2024. Orient Shield is an annual training exercise that focuses on rapid tactical deployment and synchronized fires against simulated targets, reinforcing the interoperability between U.S. Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral......
Video by Cpl. Anna Geier | 3d Marine Division | 08.20.2024
U.S. Marines execute Orient Shield 24 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, July 19-23, 2024. Orient Shield is an annual training exercise that focuses on rapid tactical deployment and synchronized fires against simulated targets, reinforcing the interoperability between U.S. Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral......
Video by Senior Airman Brandt Self | Media Center - Japan | 07.31.2024
On this Pacific News: U.S. Army Divers and members from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center meet in Kwajalein Atoll to remove Dolphin 5, a damaged pier protector; Orient Shield 24 holds its closing ceremony after the week long bilateral exercise is completed; and a B-1B Lancer based out of Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam in......
Video by Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen | Media Center - Japan | 07.20.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery 5-3 Long Range Fires Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, train loading practice ammunition pods into a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Orient Shield 24, Yausubetsu Training Area, Japan, July 20, 2024. Known as the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Army and Japan Ground......
Video by Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen | Media Center - Japan | 07.19.2024
On this Pacific News: Orient Shield 24 kicks off across several locations within Japan. U.S. Army Forces Japan commanding general, Maj. Gen. Dave Womack, gives his opening remarks during the opening ceremony at Aibano Training Area....
Video by Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen | Media Center - Japan | 07.17.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self Defense Force members host a cultural day sports exchange in preparation for Orient Shield 24, at Aibano Training Area, Japan. These events included a basketball game, a soccer game, a softball game and a calligraphy course. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen)...
Video by Staff Sgt. JaNae Jensen | U.S. Army Japan | 07.16.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) build camaraderie by competing in sports and practicing calligraphy during a cultural exchange event at Camp Imazu, Japan, on July 16, 2024. Orient Shield is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Flesch | Media Center - Japan | 09.18.2023
On this Pacific Update: U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5-20th Infantry Regiment and service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct bilateral field training during Orient Shield 23 at Kamifurano Training Area, Japan, September 17, 2023....
