Soldiers of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, and Members of the Northern Army, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) hold a ceremony to start Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Downing)
Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.
