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Zama City Residents Association tour on Camp Zama:
Narration:
As part of a U.S. Army Japan study tour, 24 members of the collective Zama City Residents’ Association visited Camp Zama to tour the installation and learn about the mission of U.S. Army Garrison Japan.
Interview: Mamoru Takakura, Chief, General Affairs Dept., Zama City Residents’ Association
The members of the Zama City Residents’ Association has always been interested in what Camp Zama looks like inside the base, what kind of facilities they have, and what life on the base is like. So hopefully today’s tour will allow us to deepen our understanding of those questions.
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The group first received a briefing on the role of U.S. Army Garrison Japan and its mission. They also toured the U.S. Army Japan headquarters building and got a look at past USARJ commanders. They then toured several locations on the installation, including the Otakebi Shrine, the Soubudai monument, and even the Emperor’s air-raid shelter. They even visited the Zama Chuton-chi historical archive room for a look at the history of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, which was previously headquartered at Camp Zama. The tour ended with lunch at the JGSDF Zama Chuton-chi dining facility. Col. Thomas R. Matelski, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, and Col. Masayuki Amako, commander of the 4th Engineer Group and Zama Chuton-chi, joined the group.
Interview: Shigeyoshi Okawa, Event Participant
Before I came here, I thought Camp Zama was established merely to fulfill a role in the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, but after touring the post today and seeing its many facilities and learning about the unique mission here, I can see that the U.S. Army and the JGSDF work together very closely, jointly performing a variety of missions.
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The Zama City Residents’ Association consists of 176 local neighborhood
associations within Zama city and includes more than 27,000 family units.
Interview: COL Thomas R. Matelski, Commander, U.S. Army Garrison Japan
Reporting for U.S. Army Garrison Japan, this is XXXXXXXX.
| Date Taken: | 02.12.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 02.12.2020 02:08 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 739010 |
| VIRIN: | 160315-A-AB123-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_107669108 |
| Length: | 00:02:25 |
| Location: | ZAMA, KANAGAWA, JP |
| Downloads: | 9 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 9 |
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