Soldiers with the 10th Missile Defense Battery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and Japan Self-Defense Forces partner together to conduct medical evacuation drills during Keen Sword 21. The participants shared knowledge of medical triage and casualty loading procedures during medical evacuation training at Shariki Communication Site Oct. 27, giving U.S. and Japan forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a field environment. Keen Sword 21 is a joint expeditionary bilateral exercise, which allows Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military forces to work together across a variety of areas, enhancing the interoperability of U.S. and Japan forces.

Tags:   U.S. Army Pacific 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ADA Air Defense U.S. Forces Japan U.S. Army Japan 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 94th AAMDC U.S. Army AMD Pacific Region Indo-Pacific region Japan USARPAC PACOM readiness Fight Tonight DoD Modernization multi-domain bilateral USARJ Joint training exercise Sagami General Depot Pacific Guardians U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan Aviation 17th Field Artillery Brigade 17th FAB fires interoperability U.S. Navy Camp Zama Naval Air Facility Atsugi Link 16 Misawa Air Base Keen Sword Orient Shield KS/OS 21 KS 21 OS 21 Okinawa 1st Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment Digital Domain Integrated Air and Missile Defense 10th MDB 10th Missile Defense Battery Japan Self-Defense Force Aomori

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Soldiers with the 10th Missile Defense Battery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and Japan Self-Defense Forces partner together to conduct medical evacuation drills during Keen Sword 21. The participants shared knowledge of medical triage and casualty loading procedures during medical evacuation training at Shariki Communication Site Oct. 27, giving U.S. and Japan forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a field environment. Keen Sword 21 is a joint expeditionary bilateral exercise, which allows Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military forces to work together across a variety of areas, enhancing the interoperability of U.S. and Japan forces.

Tags:   U.S. Army Pacific 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ADA Air Defense U.S. Forces Japan U.S. Army Japan 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 94th AAMDC U.S. Army AMD Pacific Region Indo-Pacific region Japan USARPAC PACOM readiness Fight Tonight DoD Modernization multi-domain bilateral USARJ Joint training exercise Sagami General Depot Pacific Guardians U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan Aviation 17th Field Artillery Brigade 17th FAB fires interoperability U.S. Navy Camp Zama Naval Air Facility Atsugi Link 16 Misawa Air Base Keen Sword Orient Shield KS/OS 21 KS 21 OS 21 Okinawa 1st Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment Digital Domain Integrated Air and Missile Defense 1-1 ADA Japan Self-Defense Force Aomori

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Soldiers with the 10th Missile Defense Battery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and Japan Self-Defense Forces partner together to conduct medical evacuation drills during Keen Sword 21. The participants shared knowledge of medical triage and casualty loading procedures during medical evacuation training at Shariki Communication Site Oct. 27, giving U.S. and Japan forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a field environment. Keen Sword 21 is a joint expeditionary bilateral exercise, which allows Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military forces to work together across a variety of areas, enhancing the interoperability of U.S. and Japan forces.

Tags:   U.S. Army Pacific 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ADA Air Defense U.S. Forces Japan U.S. Army Japan 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 94th AAMDC U.S. Army AMD Pacific Region Indo-Pacific region Japan USARPAC PACOM readiness Fight Tonight DoD Modernization multi-domain bilateral USARJ Joint training exercise Sagami General Depot Pacific Guardians U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan Aviation 17th Field Artillery Brigade 17th FAB fires interoperability U.S. Navy Camp Zama Naval Air Facility Atsugi Link 16 Misawa Air Base Keen Sword Orient Shield KS/OS 21 KS 21 OS 21 Okinawa 1st Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment Digital Domain Integrated Air and Missile Defense 10th MDB 10th Missile Defense Battery MEDEVAC Triage Japan Self-Defense Force Aomori

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Soldiers with the 10th Missile Defense Battery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and Japan Self-Defense Forces partner together to conduct medical evacuation drills during Keen Sword 21. The participants shared knowledge of medical triage and casualty loading procedures during medical evacuation training at Shariki Communication Site Oct. 27, giving U.S. and Japan forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a field environment. Keen Sword 21 is a joint expeditionary bilateral exercise, which allows Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military forces to work together across a variety of areas, enhancing the interoperability of U.S. and Japan forces.

Tags:   U.S. Army Pacific 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ADA Air Defense U.S. Forces Japan U.S. Army Japan 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 94th AAMDC U.S. Army AMD Pacific Region Indo-Pacific region Japan USARPAC PACOM readiness Fight Tonight DoD Modernization multi-domain bilateral USARJ Joint training exercise Sagami General Depot Pacific Guardians U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan Aviation 17th Field Artillery Brigade 17th FAB fires interoperability U.S. Navy Camp Zama Naval Air Facility Atsugi Link 16 Misawa Air Base Keen Sword Orient Shield KS/OS 21 KS 21 OS 21 Okinawa 1st Battalion 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment Digital Domain Integrated Air and Missile Defense 10th MDB 10th Missile Defense Battery Japan Self-Defense Force Aomori

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chad E. Tompkins, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, gives a medical evacuation class to members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, Medical Unit, 15th Logistics Unit, 15th Brigade, during exercise Keen Sword 21 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 29, 2020. Exercise Keen Sword 21 is a bilateral training exercise designed to strengthen the alliance between both nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Tags:   Medical Unit 15th Logistics Unit 15th Brigade Japan Ground Self Defense Force JGSDF Keen Sword 21 KS-21 MCAS Futenma Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Okinawa Japan bilateral training exercise combat readiness interoperability relationships readiness allies partners Indo-Pacific region

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