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U.S. Army and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers Conduct Aerial Insertion Training at Orient Shield 26
CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division conduct aerial insertion training, offloading from one U.S, Army Aviation Battalion Japan UH-60 Blackhawk and three Japanese Ground Self Defense Force 11th Aviation Battalion UH-1 Huey, and then proceeding on foot to a
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CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division conduct aerial insertion training, offloading from one U.S, Army Aviation Battalion Japan UH-60 Blackhawk and three Japanese Ground Self Defense Force 11th Aviation Battalion UH-1 Huey, and then proceeding on foot to a rally point during Orient Shield 26, September 21, 2026.
Orient Shield, 17-24 September 2026, is designed to enhance trilateral multi-domain and JGSDF cross-domain interoperability and readiness during a trilateral FTX.
The exercise tests the reception, staging, onward-movement (RSOI), and integration of U.S. forces deploying to Japan, while demonstrating the U.S. resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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