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Orient Shield 21-2 Opening Ceremony

  • Media Center - Japan
  • June 25, 2021 | 2:05

Check out these highlights from yesterday’s Orient Shield 21-2 opening ceremony, which includes remarks from Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager, 40th Infantry Division commander; Lt. Gen. Shin Nozawa, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army commander; and Mr. Minoru Kihara, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs. Orient Shield 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. (U.S. Navy video by MC3 Donovan Zeanah)

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