Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Exercise Active Shield 2022: Boots on the Ground Day One (Pkg/Package) III MEF Nov. 14, 2022 | 1:00 U.S. and Japanese servicemembers train together through multiple scenarios on the first day of Exercise Active Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. Exercise Active Shield is a bilateral exercise conducted annually with the Japan Self-Defense Force to better prepare the air station’s incident response procedures during base defense operation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Evan Jones)